measair

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mesar, messar, from Latin mēnsūra.

Noun

measair f (genitive singular measrach, nominative plural measracha)

  1. measure
  2. vessel used as a measure
Declension
Declension of measair

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative measair measracha
Vocative a mheasair a mheasracha
Genitive measrach measracha
Dative measair
measraigh (archaic, dialectal)		 measracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mheasair na measracha
Genitive na measrach na measracha
Dative leis an measair
leis an measraigh (archaic, dialectal)

don mheasair
don mheasraigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na measracha
Derived terms
  • measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair(ly), middling”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

measair

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of meas

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

Further reading
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