"méith" meaning in Irish

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Adjective

IPA: /mʲeː/
Etymology: From Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”), from Proto-Celtic *mētos (whence Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”)). The noun is a substantivization of the adjective. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|méth|t=plump, fat}} Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”), {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*mētos}} Proto-Celtic *mētos, {{cog|cy|mwyd|t=soaking, moistening}} Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}|genitive singular feminine|méithe||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|méithe||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|méithe|||head=}} méith (genitive singular feminine méithe, plural méithe, comparative méithe), {{ga-adj|comp=~e|gsf=~e|pl=~e}} méith (genitive singular feminine méithe, plural méithe, comparative méithe) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-adj|m|éith|gsf=~e|pl=~e}} Forms: méithe [feminine, genitive, singular], méithe [plural], méithe [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], méith [masculine, nominative, singular], mhéith [feminine, nominative, singular], méithe [nominative, plural], mhéithe [nominative, plural], mhéith [masculine, singular, vocative], mhéith [feminine, singular, vocative], méithe [plural, vocative], mhéith [genitive, masculine, singular], méithe [feminine, genitive, singular], méithe [genitive, plural, strong], méith [genitive, plural, weak], méith [dative, masculine, singular], mhéith [dative, masculine, singular], mhéith [dative, feminine, singular], méithe [dative, plural], mhéithe [dative, plural], níos méithe [comparative], is méithe [superlative]
  1. rich (having an intense fatty or sugary flavour)
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-spiGocrm
  2. fat, corpulent, plump Synonyms: ramhar
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-Awx09zPz
  3. rich (productive), fertile, fruitful (favorable to growth) Synonyms: borrúil, torthúil
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-vifVXJ8X
  4. juicy (of meat)
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-UYQyBMfe
  5. lush (dense, teeming with life), succulent Categories (topical): Fats and oils
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-R9yNiqnB Disambiguation of Fats and oils: 10 15 7 5 29 22 13
  6. mellow (soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp)
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-VWnQ-atQ Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 18 1 9 52 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: méath Derived forms: méathras, méithe, méitheas

Noun

IPA: /mʲeː/
Etymology: From Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”), from Proto-Celtic *mētos (whence Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”)). The noun is a substantivization of the adjective. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|méth|t=plump, fat}} Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”), {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*mētos}} Proto-Celtic *mētos, {{cog|cy|mwyd|t=soaking, moistening}} Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|méithe||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} méith f (genitive singular méithe), {{ga-noun|f|~e|-}} méith f (genitive singular méithe) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-f2-nopl|m|éith|éithe}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: méithe [genitive, singular], no-plural [table-tags], méith [indefinite, nominative, singular], a mhéith [indefinite, singular, vocative], méithe [genitive, indefinite, singular], méith [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an mhéith [definite, nominative, singular], na méithe [definite, genitive, singular], leis an méith [dative, definite, singular], don mhéith [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], méith [mutation, mutation-radical], mhéith [lenition, mutation], - [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. fat (specialized animal tissue) Tags: feminine Synonyms: saill, méathras
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-noun-h14Jn9J~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: méath

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhéith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhéith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhéithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos méithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is méithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "méithe",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "méithe",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "méithe",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "méith (genitive singular feminine méithe, plural méithe, comparative méithe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "~e",
        "gsf": "~e",
        "pl": "~e"
      },
      "expansion": "méith (genitive singular feminine méithe, plural méithe, comparative méithe)",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "éith",
        "gsf": "~e",
        "pl": "~e"
      },
      "name": "ga-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rich (having an intense fatty or sugary flavour)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rich",
          "rich"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat, corpulent, plump"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "corpulent",
          "corpulent"
        ],
        [
          "plump",
          "plump"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ramhar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rich (productive), fertile, fruitful (favorable to growth)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fertile",
          "fertile"
        ],
        [
          "fruitful",
          "fruitful"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "borrúil"
        },
        {
          "word": "torthúil"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "juicy (of meat)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "juicy",
          "juicy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lush (dense, teeming with life), succulent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lush",
          "lush"
        ],
        [
          "succulent",
          "succulent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mellow (soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mellow",
          "mellow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʲeː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mé"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "méath"
    }
  ],
  "word": "méith"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Irish adjectives",
    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish feminine nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish second-declension nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Irish terms with homophones",
    "ga:Fats and oils"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "méth",
        "t": "plump, fat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*mētos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *mētos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mwyd",
        "t": "soaking, moistening"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish méth (“plump, fat”), from Proto-Celtic *mētos (whence Welsh mwyd (“soaking, moistening”)). The noun is a substantivization of the adjective.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "méithe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-plural",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-f2-nopl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a mhéith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-f2-nopl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an mhéith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na méithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an méith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don mhéith",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "méith",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhéith",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "méithe",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "méith f (genitive singular méithe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "~e",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "méith f (genitive singular méithe)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "éith",
        "3": "éithe"
      },
      "name": "ga-decl-f2-nopl"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat (specialized animal tissue)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "saill"
        },
        {
          "word": "méathras"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʲeː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mé"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "méath"
    }
  ],
  "word": "méith"
}

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