Irish
Etymology
From Latin Messias, from Koine Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Proper noun
Meisias m (genitive Meisias)
- (Christianity, Judaism) Messiah
- Synonym: An tUngthach
Declension
Declension of Meisias (fourth declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- Meisias Árónach (“Aaronic Messiah”)
- Meisias Dáivíoch (“Davidic Messiah”)
- Meisias Sagartúil (“Priestly Messiah”)
- meisiasach (“messianic”, adjective)
- meisiasacht f (“messianism”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of Meisias
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lenition
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eclipsis
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Mheisias
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Meisias”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Meisias”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Meisias”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025