measúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From meas +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲaˈsˠuːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲasˠuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲasˠu(ː)lʲ/

Adjective

measúil (genitive singular masculine measúil, genitive singular feminine measúla, plural measúla, comparative measúla)

  1. estimable, esteemed
  2. respectful

Declension

Declension of measúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative measúil mheasúil measúla;
mheasúla2
vocative mheasúil measúla
genitive measúla measúla measúil
dative measúil;
mheasúil1 		mheasúil measúla;
mheasúla2
Comparative níos measúla
Superlative is measúla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of measúil
radical lenition eclipsis
measúil mheasúil 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

  1. ^ “measúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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