únsa

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See also: unsa and unsã

Icelandic

Etymology

Via another European language, perhaps Danish, from Latin uncia.

Pronunciation

Noun

únsa f (genitive singular únsu, nominative plural únsur)

  1. ounce (unit of measurement)

Declension

References

Irish

Noun

únsa m (genitive singular únsa, nominative plural únsaí)

  1. Alternative spelling of unsa (ounce)

Declension

Declension of únsa (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative únsa únsaí
vocative a únsa a únsaí
genitive únsa únsaí
dative únsa únsaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-únsa na húnsaí
genitive an únsa na n-únsaí
dative leis an únsa
don únsa
leis na húnsaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of únsa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
únsa n-únsa húnsa t-únsa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.