meáigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • meadhaigh, meadhuigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From meá +‎ -igh. Compare Scottish Gaelic meidhich.

Pronunciation

Verb

meáigh (present analytic meánn, future analytic meáfaidh, verbal noun meá, past participle meáite) (ambitransitive)

  1. to balance, weigh
  2. to estimate, measure
  3. to consider, judge

Conjugation

  • Alternative verbal noun: meáchan
  • Alternative past participle: meaidhte

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of meáigh
radical lenition eclipsis
meáigh mheáigh 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

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 146, page 58

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