féinmheas

Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ meas.

Noun

féinmheas m (genitive singular féinmheasa)

  1. self-esteem, self-respect

Declension

Declension of féinmheas (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative féinmheas
vocative a fhéinmheas
genitive féinmheasa
dative féinmheas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an féinmheas
genitive an fhéinmheasa
dative leis an bhféinmheas
don fhéinmheas

Mutation

Mutated forms of féinmheas
radical lenition eclipsis
féinmheas fhéinmheas bhféinmheas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • féinmheas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025