meas

See also: meás, meãs, and meaş

English

Verb

meas

  1. (knitting) Abbreviation of measures.
    • 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics, page 106:
      When piece meas 2½" (6.5 cm) on RS, knit until 3 sts rem, k2tog, k1.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure, consider”). Akin to meá (“scale, measure; weights; balance”).

    Noun

    meas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measanna)

    1. verbal noun of meas
    2. an opinion
    3. an evaluation, judgment, guess, estimate
    4. esteem, admiration, respect
      Tá meas agam uirthi. ― I have respect for her.
    Declension
    Declension of meas (third declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative meas measanna
    vocative a mheas a mheasanna
    genitive measa measanna
    dative meas measanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an meas na measanna
    genitive an mheasa na measanna
    dative leis an meas
    don mheas     		leis na measanna
    Derived terms

    Verb

    meas (present analytic measann, future analytic measfaidh, verbal noun meas, past participle measta) (ambitransitive)

    1. evaluate, consider, judge
    2. estimate, guess, anticipate
    3. esteem, admire
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of meas (first conjugation – A)
    indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present measaim measann tú;
    measair†     		measann sé, sí measaimid; measann muid measann sibh measann siad;
    measaid†     		a mheasann; a mheasas meastar
    past mheas mé; mheasas mheas tú; mheasais mheas sé, sí mheasamar; mheas muid mheas sibh; mheasabhair mheas siad; mheasadar a mheas measadh
    past habitual mheasainn /
    measainn‡     		mheastá /
    meastᇠ    		mheasadh sé, sí /
    measadh sé, sí‡     		mheasaimis; mheasadh muid /
    measaimis‡; measadh muid‡     		mheasadh sibh /
    measadh sibh‡     		mheasaidís; mheasadh siad /
    measaidís‡; measadh siad‡     		a mheasadh mheastaí /
    meastaí‡
    singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    future measfaidh mé;
    measfad     		measfaidh tú;
    measfair†     		measfaidh sé, sí measfaimid;
    measfaidh muid     		measfaidh sibh measfaidh siad;
    measfaid†     		a mheasfaidh; a mheasfas measfar
    conditional mheasfainn /
    measfainn‡     		mheasfá /
    measfᇠ    		mheasfadh sé, sí /
    measfadh sé, sí‡     		mheasfaimis; mheasfadh muid /
    measfaimis‡; measfadh muid‡     		mheasfadh sibh /
    measfadh sibh‡     		mheasfaidís; mheasfadh siad /
    measfaidís‡; measfadh siad‡     		a mheasfadh mheasfaí /
    measfaí‡
    subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present go measa mé;
    go measad†     		go measa tú;
    go measair†     		go measa sé, sí go measaimid;
    go measa muid     		go measa sibh go measa siad;
    go measaid†     		— go meastar
    past dá measainn dá meastá dá measadh sé, sí dá measaimis;
    dá measadh muid     		dá measadh sibh dá measaidís;
    dá measadh siad     		— dá meastaí
    imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    — measaim meas measadh sé, sí measaimis measaigí;
    measaidh†     		measaidís — meastar
    past participle measta
    verbal noun meas

    † archaic or dialect form
    ‡ dependent form

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish mess (“tree-fruit”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”). Cognate with Welsh mes (“acorns”), Breton mez (“acorns”).

      Noun

      meas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measa)

      1. fruit
        Synonym: toradh
      2. a nut
        Synonym: cnó
      3. produce
        Synonym: toradh
      Declension
      Declension of meas (third declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative meas measa
      vocative a mheas a mheasa
      genitive measa meas
      dative meas measa
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an meas na measa
      genitive an mheasa na meas
      dative leis an meas
      don mheas       		leis na measa

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of meas
      radical lenition eclipsis
      meas mheas not applicable

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      Latin

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      Determiner

      meās

      1. accusative feminine plural of meus

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      meās

      1. second-person singular present active indicative of meō

      Scottish Gaelic

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

        From Old Irish mess (“judgement”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

        Noun

        meas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)

        1. respect
          Tha meas againn air Seumas. ― We respect James.

        Verb

        meas (past mheas, future measaidh, verbal noun measadh, past participle measte)

        1. think, reckon, consider
        2. respect, esteem
        3. evaluate, assess
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

          From Old Irish mess (“nuts”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”).

          Noun

          meas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)

          1. fruit
            Dè am meas as fheàrr leat? ― What fruit do you prefer?
            Is grinn am meas an t-Samhraidh. ― Sweet is the fruit of Summer.
          Derived terms

          References

          1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
          2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
          3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 126
          4. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902), “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88

          Further reading

          • Edward Dwelly (1911), “meas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
          • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

          Spanish

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ˈmeas/ [ˈme.as]
          • Rhymes: -eas
          • Syllabification: me‧as

          Verb

          meas

          1. second-person singular present indicative of mear
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