méadrach

See also: -méadrach

Irish

Etymology

From méadar (“meter”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

méadrach (genitive singular masculine méadraigh, genitive singular feminine méadraí, plural méadracha, not comparable)

  1. metric

Declension

Declension of méadrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative méadrach mhéadrach méadracha;
mhéadracha2
vocative mhéadraigh méadracha
genitive méadraí méadracha méadrach
dative méadrach;
mhéadrach1 		mhéadrach;
mhéadraigh (archaic) 		méadracha;
mhéadracha2
Comparative níos méadraí
Superlative is méadraí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • méadraigh (“metricate”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of méadrach
radical lenition eclipsis
méadrach mhéadrach not applicable

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

Further reading

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