meánaois
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From meán- (“middle”) + aois (“age”), calque of English middle age.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
meánaois f (genitive singular meánaoise, nominative plural meánaoiseanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of meánaois
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- meánaosta (“middle-aged”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meánaois | mheánaois | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meánaois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *me
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey- (life)
- Irish terms prefixed with meán-
- Irish terms calqued from English
- Irish terms derived from English
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish second-declension nouns
- ga:Age