méad

See also: mead and Mead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish méit, mét (“magnitude”).[1] Doublet of méid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʲeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

méad m (genitive singular méid)

  1. amount (used only in phrases; see Derived terms)

Declension
Declension of méad

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative méad
Vocative a mhéid
Genitive méid
Dative méad

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an méad
Genitive an mhéid
Dative leis an méad

don mhéad

Derived terms
  • ar a mhéad (“at the most”)
  • ar mhéad (“so great”)
  • cá mhéad (“how much, how many”)
  • cé mhéad (“how much, how many”)
  • dá mhéad (“however much, however many”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
méad mhéad not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “méit, mét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
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