méadar

Irish

Etymology

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”)

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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative méadar méadair
Vocative a mhéadair a mhéadara
Genitive méadair méadar
Dative méadar méadair

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an méadar na méadair
Genitive an mhéadair na méadar
Dative leis an méadar

don mhéadar

 leis na méadair

Derived terms
  • -méadar (“-metre, -meter”)
  • méadrach (“metric”, adjective)
  • méadracht f (“metrics”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
méadar mhéadar not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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