Meicsiceo

Irish

Etymology

From English Mexico, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲɛc.ʃɪ.coː][1]
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛk.sɪ.koː][2]

Note: The first pronunciation reflects the Irish written form while the second is borrowed from English.

Proper noun

Meicsiceo f (genitive Mheicsiceo)

  1. Mexico (a country in North America)
    Synonym: Stáit Aontaithe Mheicsiceo

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Meicsiceo Mheicsiceo not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Equipo de Forvo (2023 June 7 (last accessed)) “Pronunciación de Meicsiceo: Cómo pronunciar Meicsiceo en Irlandés”, in Forvo.com (in Spanish)
  2. Bunachar Foghraíochta: meicsiceo”, in www.teanglann.ie (in Irish), 2023 June 7 (last accessed)

Further reading

  • Mexico”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • Entries containing “Mexico” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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