measarthacht

Irish

Etymology

From measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair, middling”) +‎ -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic measarrachd).

Noun

measarthacht f (genitive singular measarthachta)

  1. moderation, moderateness, temperance, abstemiousness, continence, indifference, modesty, restraint, temperateness
    Antonym: neamh-mheasarthacht
  2. fair amount

Declension
Declension of measarthacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative measarthacht
Vocative a mheasarthacht
Genitive measarthachta
Dative measarthacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an mheasarthacht
Genitive na measarthachta
Dative leis an measarthacht

don mheasarthacht

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

References
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