i measc

Irish

Alternative forms

ameasc, imeasc
ameasg, i measg, imeasg (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈmʲasˠk/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /(ə)ˈmʲasˠ(k)/[1]

Preposition

i measc (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

in the midst of, among
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 97:
  n̄ā caiŕə mȧs nə døməxī, strōkfr̥ hū.
  [Ná teighre i measc na dtomacha, strócfar thú.]
  Don’t come amongst the thornbushes, you’ll get torn.

References

Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 97

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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