mearcair

See also: Mearcair

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Mercurius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠkəɾʲ/

Noun

mearcair m (genitive singular mearcair)

1. mercury, quicksilver

Declension

Declension of mearcair

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mearcair Vocative a mhearcair Genitive mearcair Dative mearcair

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mearcair Genitive an mhearcair Dative leis an mearcair don mhearcair

Synonyms

• airgead beo
• bíchearb

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mearcair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN