meadhg
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish medc, from Proto-Celtic *mezgos.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲəiɡ/[1], /ˈmʲaiɡ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲeːɡ/[3], [ˈmʲɛːə̯ɡ][4]
Noun
meadhg m (genitive singular meidhg) or
meadhg f (genitive singular meidhge)
- whey
- Ansan do thughadh sí an gruth do Labhrás agus d’óladh sí féin an meadhg.
- Then she would give the curds to Laurence and drink the whey herself.
- serum
Declension
As a masculine noun:
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As a feminine noun:
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Derived terms
- meadhgúil
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| meadhg | mheadhg | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 94, page 27; reprinted 1988
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 44, page 19
- ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 305
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 157, page 61
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meadhg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish medc, from Proto-Celtic *mezgos.
Pronunciation
Noun
meadhg m (Lewis, Coigach, Colonsay)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| meadhg | mheadhg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017) The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh