meabhairghalar

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Irish

Etymology

From meabhair (mind) +‎ galar (disease).

Noun

meabhairghalar m (genitive singular meabhairghalair, nominative plural meabhairghalair)

  1. mental illness
    • 2023 November 6, Roibeárd Ó Cuinn, “Labhraimis faoi dhúlagar”, in The Irish Times, Tuarascáil:
      Is meabhairghalar é dúlagar a chuireann isteach ar ghiúmar, ar fheidhmiú inchinne, ar leibhéil fuinnimh, ar chodladh agus ar ár mbraistint folláine.
      Depression is a mental illness that affects mood, brain function, energy levels, sleep and our sense of well-being.

Declension

Declension of meabhairghalar (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative meabhairghalar meabhairghalair
vocative a mheabhairghalair a mheabhairghalara
genitive meabhairghalair meabhairghalar
dative meabhairghalar meabhairghalair
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an meabhairghalar na meabhairghalair
genitive an mheabhairghalair na meabhairghalar
dative leis an meabhairghalar
don mheabhairghalar
leis na meabhairghalair

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