Meicsiceo

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

• Cathair Mheicsiceo f (“Mexico City”)
• Meicsiceach (“Mexican”, adjective)
• Meicsiceach m (“Mexican”)
• Murascaill Mheicsiceo f (“Gulf of Mexico”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Meicsiceo

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Meicsiceo	Mheicsiceo	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

• “Mexico”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Mexico”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm