miosúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measuring, rule, something to measure by”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲɪˈsˠuːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuɾˠ/

Noun

miosúr m (genitive singular miosúir, nominative plural miosúir)

1. measure (unspecified quantity or capacity; ruler, measuring stick)
2. tape measure, measuring tape

Declension

Declension of miosúr (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative miosúr miosúir vocative a mhiosúir a mhiosúra genitive miosúir miosúr dative miosúr miosúir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an miosúr na miosúir genitive an mhiosúir na miosúr dative leis an miosúr don mhiosúr leis na miosúir

Derived terms

• as miosúr (“beyond measure, boundless; exceeding, immoderate, extraordinary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of miosúr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
miosúr	mhiosúr	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “misúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “miosúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “miosúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “miosúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025