Irish

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Etymology

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From féin- +‎ meas.

Noun

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féinmheas m (genitive singular féinmheasa)

  1. self-esteem, self-respect

Declension

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Declension of féinmheas (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative féinmheas
vocative a fhéinmheas
genitive féinmheasa
dative féinmheas
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an féinmheas
genitive an fhéinmheasa
dative leis an bhféinmheas
don fhéinmheas

Mutation

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Mutated forms of féinmheas
radical lenition eclipsis
féinmheas fhéinmheas bhféinmheas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • féinmheas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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