measarthacht

measarthacht

Irish

Etymology

From measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair, middling”) +‎ -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic measarrachd).

Noun

measarthacht f (genitive singular measarthachta)

1. moderation, moderateness, temperance, abstemiousness, continence, indifference, modesty, restraint, temperateness

   Antonym: neamh-mheasarthacht

2. fair amount

Declension

Declension of measarthacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative measarthacht Vocative a mheasarthacht Genitive measarthachta Dative measarthacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mheasarthacht Genitive na measarthachta Dative leis an measarthacht don mheasarthacht

Mutation

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

References

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