mèirleach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish meirlech (“a robber, a bandit”); synchronically, mèirle + -ach.
Noun
mèirleach m (genitive singular mèirlich, plural mèirlich)
- thief
- Synonym: gadaiche
Derived terms
- frìth-mhèirleach
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
mèirleach | mhèirleach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 meirlech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299