meadar

See also: méadar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish metar, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of méadar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲad̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

meadar f (genitive singular meidre, nominative plural meadracha)

  1. churn (vessel)
    Synonym: cuinneog
  2. mether, wooden drinking vessel
  3. pail

Declension

Declension of meadar (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meadar meadracha
vocative a mheadar a mheadracha
genitive meidre meadracha
dative meadar
meidir (archaic, dialectal) 		meadracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mheadar na meadracha
genitive na meidre na meadracha
dative leis an meadar
leis an meidir (archaic, dialectal)
don mheadar
don mheidir (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na meadracha

Descendants

  • → English: mether, medar, meather, madder
  • → Fingallian: meddar

Mutation

Mutated forms of meadar
radical lenition eclipsis
meadar mheadar 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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