méadar

Irish

Etymology

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

méadar m (genitive singular méadair, nominative plural méadair)

metre (unit of length)
meter (device that measures things), gauge

Declension

Declension of méadar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	méadar	méadair
Vocative	a mhéadair	a mhéadara
Genitive	méadair	méadar
Dative	méadar	méadair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an méadar	na méadair
Genitive	an mhéadair	na méadar
Dative	leis an méadar don mhéadar	leis na méadair

Derived terms

-méadar (“-metre, -meter”)
méadrach (“metric”, adjective)
méadracht f (“metrics”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méadar	mhéadar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"méadar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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