measc
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish mescaid (“mixes”, verb) (compare Scottish Gaelic measg), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲasˠk/
Verb
measc (present analytic meascann, future analytic meascfaidh, verbal noun meascadh, past participle measctha)
- (transitive, intransitive) mix, blend, mix up
- (transitive, intransitive, cooking) stir; mash
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | meascaim | meascann tú; meascair† |
meascann sé, sí | meascaimid | meascann sibh | meascann siad; meascaid† |
a mheascann; a mheascas / a meascann*; a meascas* |
measctar |
| past | mheasc mé; mheascas | mheasc tú; mheascais | mheasc sé, sí | mheascamar; mheasc muid | mheasc sibh; mheascabhair | mheasc siad; mheascadar | a mheasc / ar mheasc* |
meascadh | |
| past habitual | mheascainn | mheasctá | mheascadh sé, sí | mheascaimis; mheascadh muid | mheascadh sibh | mheascaidís; mheascadh siad | a mheascadh / ar mheascadh* |
mheasctaí | |
| future | meascfaidh mé; meascfad |
meascfaidh tú; meascfair† |
meascfaidh sé, sí | meascfaimid; meascfaidh muid |
meascfaidh sibh | meascfaidh siad; meascfaid† |
a mheascfaidh; a mheascfas / a meascfaidh*; a meascfas* |
meascfar | |
| conditional | mheascfainn | mheascfá | mheascfadh sé, sí | mheascfaimis; mheascfadh muid | mheascfadh sibh | mheascfaidís; mheascfadh siad | a mheascfadh / ar mheascfadh* |
mheascfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go measca mé; go meascad† |
go measca tú; go meascair† |
go measca sé, sí | go meascaimid; go measca muid |
go measca sibh | go measca siad; go meascaid† |
— | go measctar |
| past | dá meascainn | dá measctá | dá meascadh sé, sí | dá meascaimis; dá meascadh muid |
dá meascadh sibh | dá meascaidís; dá meascadh siad |
— | dá measctaí | |
| imperative | meascaim | measc | meascadh sé, sí | meascaimis | meascaigí; meascaidh† |
meascaidís | — | measctar | |
| verbal noun | meascadh | ||||||||
| past participle | measctha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Noun
measc m (genitive singular measc)
Declension
Declension of measc
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Terms derived from measc
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| measc | mheasc | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "measc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “blend” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “mix” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “stir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “mescaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “measc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “measc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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