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meas.

verbal noun of meas

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/mʲasˠ/[mʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. verbal noun of meas

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. an opinion

    masculine
  3. an evaluation, judgment, guess, estimate

    masculine
  4. esteem, admiration, respect

    masculine
    Tá meas agam uirthi.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure, consider”). Akin to meá (“scale, measure; weights; balance”).

verb/mʲasˠ/[mʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. evaluate, consider, judge

    ambitransitive
  2. estimate, guess, anticipate

    ambitransitive
  3. esteem, admire

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure, consider”). Akin to meá (“scale, measure; weights; balance”).

noun/mʲasˠ/[mʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. fruit

    masculine
  2. a nut

    masculine
  3. produce

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish mess (“tree-fruit”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”). Cognate with Welsh mes (“acorns”), Breton mez (“acorns”).

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