miosúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measuring, rule, something to measure by”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲɪˈsˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuɾˠ/

Noun

miosúr m (genitive singular miosúir, nominative plural miosúir)

  1. measure (unspecified quantity or capacity; ruler, measuring stick)
  2. tape measure, measuring tape

Declension
Declension of miosúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative miosúr miosúir
Vocative a mhiosúir a mhiosúra
Genitive miosúir miosúr
Dative miosúr miosúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an miosúr na miosúir
Genitive an mhiosúir na miosúr
Dative leis an miosúr

don mhiosúr

 leis na miosúir

Derived terms
  • as miosúr (“beyond measure, boundless; exceeding, immoderate, extraordinary”)

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

Further reading
  • “misúr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "miosúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “miosúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “miosúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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