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Mear
Webster 1828 Edition
Mear
MEAR.
[See Mere.]Definition 2025
méar
méar
See also: mear
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
méar f, m (genitive singular méire, nominative plural méara)
Declension
Declension of méar
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (finger): méar threorach
- (toe): méar coise
Derived terms
Terms derived from méar
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Related terms
- lúidín m, lúideog f (“little finger”)
- ordóg f (“thumb; claw, pincers; bit, piece, fragment”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
méar | mhéar | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "méar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 mér” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.