meadhanach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish medónach (compare Irish meánach); synchronically, meadhan + -ach.
Adjective
meadhanach (genitive singular masculine meadhanaich)
- middle
- middling, tolerable, average, so-so
- Synonym: cuibheasach
- Antonym: mì-mheadhanach
Derived terms
- Na Linntean Meadhanach
Related terms
- meadhanachd
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| meadhanach | mheadhanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “medónach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN