measc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mescaid (“to mix”, verb) (compare Scottish Gaelic measg), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʲasˠk/

Verb

measc (present analytic meascann, future analytic meascfaidh, verbal noun meascadh, past participle measctha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To mix, blend, mix up
  2. (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To stir; mash

Conjugation
conjugation of measc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present meascaim meascann tú;
meascair†		 meascann sé, sí meascaimid meascann sibh meascann siad;
meascaid†		 a mheascann; a mheascas /
a meascann*; a meascas*		 measctar
past mheasc mé; mheascas mheasc tú; mheascais mheasc sé, sí mheascamar; mheasc muid mheasc sibh; mheascabhair mheasc siad; mheascadar a mheasc /
ar mheasc*		 meascadh
past habitual mheascainn / meascainn‡‡ mheasctá / measctᇇ mheascadh sé, sí / meascadh sé, s퇇 mheascaimis; mheascadh muid / meascaimis‡‡; meascadh muid‡‡ mheascadh sibh / meascadh sibh‡‡ mheascaidís; mheascadh siad / meascaidís‡‡; meascadh siad‡‡ a mheascadh /
a meascadh*		 mheasctaí / meascta퇇
future meascfaidh mé;
meascfad		 meascfaidh tú;
meascfair†		 meascfaidh sé, sí meascfaimid;
meascfaidh muid		 meascfaidh sibh meascfaidh siad;
meascfaid†		 a mheascfaidh; a mheascfas /
a meascfaidh*; a meascfas*		 meascfar
conditional mheascfainn / meascfainn‡‡ mheascfá / meascfᇇ mheascfadh sé, sí / meascfadh sé, s퇇 mheascfaimis; mheascfadh muid / meascfaimis‡‡; meascfadh muid‡‡ mheascfadh sibh / meascfadh sibh‡‡ mheascfaidís; mheascfadh siad / meascfaidís‡‡; meascfadh siad‡‡ a mheascfadh /
a meascfadh*		 mheascfaí / meascfa퇇
subjunctive present go measca mé;
go meascad†		 go measca tú;
go meascair†		 go measca sé, sí go meascaimid;
go measca muid		 go measca sibh go measca siad;
go meascaid†		 — go measctar
past dá meascainn dá measctá dá meascadh sé, sí dá meascaimis;
dá meascadh muid		 dá meascadh sibh dá meascaidís;
dá meascadh siad		 — dá measctaí
imperative meascaim measc meascadh sé, sí meascaimis meascaigí;
meascaidh†		 meascaidís — measctar
verbal noun meascadh
past participle measctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

measc m (genitive singular measc)

  1. (literary) jumble, confusion

Declension
Declension of measc

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative measc
Vocative a mheasc
Genitive measc
Dative measc

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an measc
Genitive an mheasc
Dative leis an measc

don mheasc

Derived terms
  • as measc (“from the midst of, from among”)
  • i measc (“in the midst of, among”)
  • measc ar mheasc (“mingled together, in a state of confusion”)
  • meascán (“mass, lump; mixture; jumble, muddle”)
  • meascra (“medley”)
  • meascthóir (“mixer”)

Descendants
  • ⇒ Yola: measkeen

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “blend”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • chapter MIX, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “stir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mescaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Entries containing “measc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “measc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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