Meicsiceo
Irish
Etymology
From English Mexico, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.
Proper noun
Meicsiceo f (genitive Mheicsiceo)
- Mexico (a country in North America)
- Synonym: Stáit Aontaithe Mheicsiceo
Derived terms
- Cathair Mheicsiceo f (“Mexico City”)
- Meicsiceach (“Mexican”, adjective)
- Meicsiceach m (“Mexican”)
- Murascaill Mheicsiceo f (“Gulf of Mexico”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Meicsiceo | Mheicsiceo | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “Mexico” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Mexico” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.