méit
See also: meit
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Welsh maint and French maint if the latter be a loanword from Gaulish), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲeːdʲ/
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | méitL | — | — |
| Vocative | méitL | — | — |
| Accusative | méitiN | — | — |
| Genitive | méiteH | — | — |
| Dative | méitiL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| méit also mméit after a proclitic |
méit pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
méit also mméit after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “méit, mét”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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