measarthacht

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Irish

Etymology

From measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair, middling”) +‎ -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic measarrachd).

Noun

measarthacht f (genitive singular measarthachta)

  1. moderation, moderateness, temperance, abstemiousness, continence, indifference, modesty, restraint, temperateness
    Antonym: neamh-mheasarthacht
  2. fair amount

Declension

Declension of measarthacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative measarthacht
vocative a mheasarthacht
genitive measarthachta
dative measarthacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an mheasarthacht
genitive na measarthachta
dative leis an measarthacht
don mheasarthacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of measarthacht
radical lenition eclipsis
measarthacht mheasarthacht not applicable

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

References

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