málóid

málóid

Irish

Alternative forms

• máláid

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɑːˈl̪ˠoːdʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɑːlˠoːdʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaːlˠɔdʲ/

Noun

málóid f (genitive singular málóide, nominative plural málóidí)

1. (literary) whip, scourge

   Synonyms: fuip, lasc

2. (derogatory) foolish, silly woman; witch (ugly or unpleasant woman)

Declension

Declension of málóid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative málóid málóidí Vocative a mhálóid a mhálóidí Genitive málóide málóidí Dative málóid málóidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhálóid na málóidí Genitive na málóide na málóidí Dative leis an málóid don mhálóid leis na málóidí

Derived terms

• málóideacht

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “málóid” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “málóid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “málóid” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 462.
• "málóid" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.