méith
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See also: meith
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”),[2] from Proto-Celtic *mētos (whence Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”)). The noun is a substantivization of the adjective.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
méith (genitive singular feminine méithe, plural méithe, comparative méithe)
- rich (having an intense fatty or sugary flavour)
- fat, corpulent, plump
- Synonym: ramhar
- rich (productive), fertile, fruitful (favorable to growth)
- juicy (of meat)
- lush (dense, teeming with life), succulent
- mellow (soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp)
Declension[edit]
Declension of méith
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | méith | mhéith | méithe; mhéithe² | |
| Vocative | mhéith | méithe | ||
| Genitive | méithe | méithe | méith | |
| Dative | méith; mhéith¹ |
mhéith | méithe; mhéithe² | |
| Comparative | níos méithe | |||
| Superlative | is méithe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
méith f (genitive singular méithe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of méith
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| méith | mhéith | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ “méith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “méth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 94, page 37
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méat”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 477
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 480
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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