méad

See also: mead and Mead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish méit, mét (“magnitude”). Doublet of méid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

méad m (genitive singular méid)

1. amount (used only in phrases; see Derived terms)

Declension

Declension of méad (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative méad vocative a mhéid genitive méid dative méad forms with the definite article case singular nominative an méad genitive an mhéid dative leis an méad don mhéad

Derived terms

• ar a mhéad (“at the most”)
• ar mhéad (“so great”)
• cá mhéad (“how much, how many”)
• cé mhéad (“how much, how many”)
• dá mhéad (“however much, however many”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of méad

radical	lenition	eclipsis
méad	mhéad	not applicable

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

Further reading

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