meacan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish meccon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʲakənˠ/
- (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈmʲakanˠ/ (as if spelled meacán)[1]
Noun
meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain)
- root vegetable
Declension
Declension of meacan
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- meacan bán
- meacan biatais
- meacan compair
- meacan dearg
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meacan | mheacan | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mecon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “meacan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 471
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “meacan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “meacan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “meacan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish meccon. Cognate with Greek μήκων (míkon, “poppy”), Serbo-Croatian mak (“poppy”), and German Mohn (“poppy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛxkan/
Noun
meacan m (genitive singular meacain, plural meacanan)
- The root or bulb of a plant; now used mainly in compound words
Derived terms
- meacan-ruadh
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
meacan | mheacan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |