Maolcheann
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Irish
Etymology
Bahuvrīhi compound of maol (“bald”) + ceann (“head”)
Noun
Maolcheann m (genitive singular Maolchinn, nominative plural Maolchinn)
- (historical) Roundhead (supporter of parliament during the English Civil War)
Declension
Declension of Maolcheann
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Maolcheann | Mhaolcheann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Maolcheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN