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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish mell ( “ a ball, sphere, round mass; a round protuberance, swelling ” ) , from Proto-Celtic *melsā ( “ knuckle ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *mel- ( “ limb, joint ” ) , see also Ancient Greek μέλος ( mélos ) , Gaulish placename Melodunum .
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
Derived terms
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
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 *
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 / meallainn ‡‡
mhealltá / mealltá ‡‡
mhealladh sé, sí / mealladh sé, s퇇
mheallaimis ; mhealladh muid / meallaimis ‡‡; mealladh muid‡‡
mhealladh sibh / mealladh sibh‡‡
mheallaidís ; mhealladh siad / meallaidís ‡‡; mealladh siad‡‡
a mhealladh / a mealladh *
mhealltaí / mealltaí ‡‡
future
meallfaidh mé; meallfad
meallfaidh tú; meallfair †
meallfaidh sé, sí
meallfaimid ; meallfaidh muid
meallfaidh sibh
meallfaidh siad; meallfaid †
a mheallfaidh ; a mheallfas / a meallfaidh *
meallfar
conditional
mheallfainn / meallfainn ‡‡
mheallfá / meallfá ‡‡
mheallfadh sé, sí / meallfadh sé, s퇇
mheallfaimis ; mheallfadh muid / meallfaimis ‡‡; meallfadh muid‡‡
mheallfadh sibh / meallfadh sibh‡‡
mheallfaidís ; mheallfadh siad / meallfaidís ‡‡; meallfadh siad‡‡
a mheallfadh / a meallfadh *
mheallfaí / meallfaí ‡‡
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
Etymology 2
Adjective
meall (genitive singular masculine mill , genitive singular feminine mille , plural mealla , comparative mille )
Alternative form of meallach ( “ beguiling, pleasant, delightful ” )
Declension
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “meall ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 mell ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
💬 at 2022 Phonetics and Speech Laboratory
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish mell , from Proto-Celtic *melsā ( “ knuckle ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *mel- ( “ limb, joint ” ) , see also Ancient Greek μέλος ( mélos ) , Gaulish placename Melodunum .
Pronunciation
Noun
meall m (genitive singular mill , plural mill )
lump
hill
large number
( weather ) shower ( of rain )
Derived terms
Verb
meall (past mheall , future meallaidh , verbal noun mealladh , past participle meallta )
deceive , trick , cheat
entice , beguile , inveigle
seduce , charm , tempt
Derived terms
References
MacBain, Alexander , Mackay, Eneas (1911 ) “meall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Stirling, →ISBN
^ Oftedal, M. (1956 ) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis , Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966 ) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas , Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath