meall
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /mʲɑːl̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish mell (“a ball, sphere, round mass; a round protuberance, swelling”).
Noun
meall m (genitive singular mill, nominative plural meallta)
- ball, globe
- prominent, fleshy part
- protuberance, projection
- tumour, swelling; (plural) mumps
- (topography) knoll, mound
- lump, mass
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- an meall is mó ar deireadh (“last but not least”)
- cruinnmheall (“round mass; globe”)
- meall brád
- meall coise
- meall gorm
- meall guail
- meall mór
- meall na gréine
- meall sneachta
- meall súile
Verb
meall (present analytic meallann, future analytic meallfaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta) (transitive, intransitive)
- beguile, charm; entice
- delude, deceive; disappoint
Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | meallaim | meallann tú; meallair† | meallann sé, sí | meallaimid | meallann sibh | meallann siad; meallaid† | a mheallann; a mheallas / a meallann*; a meallas* | mealltar |
past | mheall mé; mheallas | mheall tú; mheallais | mheall sé, sí | mheallamar; mheall muid | mheall sibh; mheallabhair | mheall siad; mhealladar | a mheall / ar mheall* | mealladh | |
past habitual | mheallainn | mhealltá | mhealladh sé, sí | mheallaimis; mhealladh muid | mhealladh sibh | mheallaidís; mhealladh siad | a mhealladh / ar mhealladh* | mhealltaí | |
future | meallfaidh mé; meallfad | meallfaidh tú; meallfair† | meallfaidh sé, sí | meallfaimid; meallfaidh muid | meallfaidh sibh | meallfaidh siad; meallfaid† | a mheallfaidh; a mheallfas / a meallfaidh*; a meallfas* | meallfar | |
conditional | mheallfainn / meallfainn‡‡ | mheallfá / meallfᇇ | mheallfadh sé, sí / meallfadh sé, s퇇 | mheallfaimis; mheallfadh muid / meallfaimis‡‡; meallfadh muid‡‡ | mheallfadh sibh / meallfadh sibh‡‡ | mheallfaidís; mheallfadh siad / meallfaidís‡‡; meallfadh siad‡‡ | a mheallfadh / ar mheallfadh* | mheallfaí / meallfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go mealla mé; go meallad† | go mealla tú; go meallair† | go mealla sé, sí | go meallaimid; go mealla muid | go mealla sibh | go mealla siad; go meallaid† | — | go mealltar |
past | dá meallainn | dá mealltá | dá mealladh sé, sí | dá meallaimis; dá mealladh muid | dá mealladh sibh | dá meallaidís; dá mealladh siad | — | dá mealltaí | |
imperative | meallaim | meall | mealladh sé, sí | meallaimis | meallaigí; meallaidh† | meallaidís | — | mealltar | |
verbal noun | mealladh | ||||||||
past participle | meallta |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Adjective
meall (genitive singular masculine mill, genitive singular feminine mille, plural mealla, comparative mille)
- Alternative form of meallach (“beguiling, pleasant, delightful”)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | meall | mheall | mealla; mhealla² | |
Vocative | mhill | mealla | ||
Genitive | mealle | mealla | meall | |
Dative | meall; mheall¹ | mheall; mhill (archaic) | mealla; mhealla² | |
Comparative | níos mealle | |||
Superlative | is mealle |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meall | mheall | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "meall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 mell” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjauɫ̪/
Noun
meall m (genitive singular mill, plural mill)
- lump
- hill
- large number
- (weather) shower (of rain)
Derived terms
- meallan
- meall-sgòrnain
Verb
meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta)
- deceive, trick, cheat
- entice, beguile, inveigle
- seduce, charm, tempt
Derived terms
- mealltach