measúnaitheach
Irish
Etymology
From measúnaigh (“to assess, assay”) + -ach.
Adjective
measúnaitheach (genitive singular masculine measúnaithigh, genitive singular feminine measúnaithí, plural measúnaitheacha, comparative measúnaithí)
Declension
Declension of measúnaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | measúnaitheach | mheasúnaitheach | measúnaitheacha; mheasúnaitheacha² | |
| Vocative | mheasúnaithigh | measúnaitheacha | ||
| Genitive | measúnaithí | measúnaitheacha | measúnaitheach | |
| Dative | measúnaitheach; mheasúnaitheach¹ |
mheasúnaitheach; mheasúnaithigh (archaic) |
measúnaitheacha; mheasúnaitheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos measúnaithí | |||
| Superlative | is measúnaithí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- measúnaitheacht f (“estimative sense”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| measúnaitheach | mheasúnaitheach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúnaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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