HeyRuaHow to say “mantissa” in Irish
- Irish:
- maintíse
- English:
- mantissa
- Word type:
- noun
- Gender:
- feminine
- Pronunciation:
- “MAN-tee-shuh” /ˈmˠan̪ˠtʲiːʃə/
- Plural:
- maintísí (mantissas)
- Genitive singular:
- maintíse, na maintíse (e.g. luach na maintíse, value of the mantissa)
- Genitive plural:
- maintísí, na maintísí (e.g. luachanna na maintísí, the values of the mantissas)
What does “maintíse” mean?
- mantissa
- The decimal part of a logarithm, or the part of a floating-point number that holds its significant digits.Also: significand, decimal part of a logarithm.
“Maintíse” with the article
The plural of mantissa in Irish is maintísí. Here is maintíse after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.
“Maintíse” in a sentence: Irish examples
Common Irish sentences using maintíse, the Irish word for mantissa.
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Mantissa in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for mantissa?
The Irish for mantissa is maintíse (pronounced “MAN-tee-shuh”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is maintísí.
How do you pronounce maintíse in Irish?
Maintíse is said like “MAN-tee-shuh” (IPA /ˈmˠan̪ˠtʲiːʃə/).
What is the plural of mantissa in Irish?
The plural of maintíse is maintísí; with the article, na maintísí means “the mantissas”. The genitive plural is maintísí, as in luachanna na maintísí (the values of the mantissas).
Why does maintíse change to mhaintíse?
After words like mo (my) and do (your) the first letter is lenited: mo mhaintíse. After ár (our) it stays ár maintíse, because m does not take eclipsis.
What is the other part of a logarithm called in Irish?
The whole-number part is the 'tréith' (characteristic), while the decimal part is the 'maintíse'.
