Irish
Etymology
From meán- (“middle”) + loingseach (“mariner, seaman”).
Noun
meánloingseach m (genitive singular meánloingsigh, nominative plural meánloingsigh)
- (nautical) midshipman
Declension
Declension of meánloingseach (first declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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meánloingseach
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meánloingsigh
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| vocative
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a mheánloingsigh
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a mheánloingseacha
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| genitive
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meánloingsigh
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meánloingseach
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| dative
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meánloingseach
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meánloingsigh
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an meánloingseach
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na meánloingsigh
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| genitive
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an mheánloingsigh
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na meánloingseach
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| dative
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leis an meánloingseach don mheánloingseach
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leis na meánloingsigh
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Mutation
Mutated forms of meánloingseach
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| meánloingseach
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mheánloingseach
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not applicable
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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) “meánloingseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meánloingseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “meánloingseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025