miosúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measuring, rule, something to measure by”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲɪˈsˠuːɾˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuɾˠ/

Noun

miosúr m (genitive singular miosúir, nominative plural miosúir)

measure (unspecified quantity or capacity; ruler, measuring stick)
tape measure, measuring tape

Declension

Declension of miosúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	miosúr	miosúir
Vocative	a mhiosúir	a mhiosúra
Genitive	miosúir	miosúr
Dative	miosúr	miosúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an miosúr	na miosúir
Genitive	an mhiosúir	na miosúr
Dative	leis an miosúr don mhiosúr	leis na miosúir

Derived terms

as miosúr (“beyond measure, boundless; exceeding, immoderate, extraordinary”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

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