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méid
méid
See also: meid
Irish
Noun 1
méid m (genitive singular méid)
Declension
Declension of méid
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Usage notes
Although méid is masculine, an adjective that follows it is lenited, e.g. méid mhór (“a large amount”).
Related terms
Noun 2
méid f (genitive singular méide, nominative plural méideanna)
Declension
Declension of méid
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ainmhéid f (“hugeness, overgrowth”)
Noun 3
méid m sg
- genitive singular of méad
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| méid | mhéid | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "méid" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “méit, mét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.