miosúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measuring, rule, something to measure by”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲɪˈsˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuɾˠ/

Noun

miosúr m (genitive singular miosúir, nominative plural miosúir)

  1. measure (unspecified quantity or capacity; ruler, measuring stick)
  2. tape measure, measuring tape

Declension

Declension of miosúr (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative miosúr miosúir
vocative a mhiosúir a mhiosúra
genitive miosúir miosúr
dative miosúr miosúir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an miosúr na miosúir
genitive an mhiosúir na miosúr
dative leis an miosúr
don mhiosúr 		leis na miosúir

Derived terms

  • as miosúr (“beyond measure, boundless; exceeding, immoderate, extraordinary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of miosúr
radical lenition eclipsis
miosúr mhiosúr not applicable

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

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