méadar

See also: meadar

Irish

Etymology

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of meadar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

méadar m (genitive singular méadair, nominative plural méadair)

  1. metre (unit of length)
  2. meter (device that measures things), gauge

Declension

Declension of méadar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative méadar méadair
vocative a mhéadair a mhéadara
genitive méadair méadar
dative méadar méadair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an méadar na méadair
genitive an mhéadair na méadar
dative leis an méadar
don mhéadar 		leis na méadair

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of méadar
radical lenition eclipsis
méadar mhéadar not applicable

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

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