"méith" meaning in Irish

See méith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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}}, {{ga-mut}} 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], no-table-tags [table-tags], méith [mutation, mutation-radical], mhéith [lenition, mutation], - [eclipsis, mutation]
  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
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-R9yNiqnB
  6. mellow (soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp) Categories (topical): Fats and oils
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-VWnQ-atQ Disambiguation of Fats and oils: 13 10 7 4 25 31 9 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 9 4 18 1 9 55 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 9 0 9 67 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 16 0 5 68 3
  7. (nominalized, feminine) fat (specialized animal tissue) Tags: feminine, noun-from-verb Synonyms: saill, méathras
    Sense id: en-méith-ga-adj-h14Jn9J~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: méath Derived forms: méathras, méithe, méitheas

Inflected forms

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      "word": "méathras"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "form": "méithe",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "mhéith",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "mhéith",
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      "form": "mhéithe",
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      "form": "níos méithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "rich (having an intense fatty or sugary flavour)"
      ],
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          "rich",
          "rich"
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          "word": "borrúil"
        },
        {
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        }
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      ],
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          "lush",
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          "succulent",
          "succulent"
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        "(nominalized, feminine) fat (specialized animal tissue)"
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        {
          "word": "saill"
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    {
      "ipa": "/mʲeː/"
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      "homophone": "mé"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "méath"
    }
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        "juicy (of meat)"
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        "fat (specialized animal tissue)"
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          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nominalized, feminine) fat (specialized animal tissue)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "saill"
        },
        {
          "word": "méathras"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʲeː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mé"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "méath"
    }
  ],
  "word": "méith"
}

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