meánaois

See also: manaois and Meánaois

Irish

Alternative forms
  • meánaos

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ aois (“age”), calque of English middle age.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲɑ̃ːn̪ˠˈeːsˠ/, [mʲɑ̃ːn̪ˠˈëːsˠ][1] (corresponding to the form meánaos)

Noun

meánaois f (genitive singular meánaoise, nominative plural meánaoiseanna)

  1. middle age

Declension
Declension of meánaois

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meánaois meánaoiseanna
Vocative a mheánaois a mheánaoiseanna
Genitive meánaoise meánaoiseanna
Dative meánaois meánaoiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mheánaois na meánaoiseanna
Genitive na meánaoise na meánaoiseanna
Dative leis an meánaois

don mheánaois

 leis na meánaoiseanna

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13

Further reading
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