mealltach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish melltach (“deceiving, deceitful”). By surface analysis, meallta +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mealltach (genitive singular masculine mealltaigh, genitive singular feminine mealltaí, plural mealltacha, comparative mealltaí)

  1. beguiling, enticing, coaxing
  2. deceptive, deceitful; disappointing
  3. alluring, appealing, appetizing (of prospect), arresting, inviting, irresistible (extremely desirable), taking, winning
  4. aspirational (of brand, lifestyle, etc)
  5. attractive (interesting, enticing)
  6. charismatic (of person)
  7. charming (attractive but unreliable), engaging, enticing, entrancing
  8. convincing (persuasive)
  9. disarming
  10. flirtatious
  11. foxy (attractive)
  12. horny, luscious, lush, pouting, provocative, sexy (sexually attractive)
  13. illusive, illusory
  14. magnetic (very attractive)
    Synonym: tarraingteach
  15. seductive (sexually; attractive)
  16. sensual (person)
    Synonyms: gnéasach, téisiúil
  17. sensuous (of sexual pleasure)
  18. siren
  19. smoky (voice)
    Synonym: gnéasúil
  20. smooth-tongued
    Synonyms: milis, plámásach, síodúil
  21. smouldering (person, eyes, etc)
    Synonyms: meallacach, téisiúil
  22. (Internet, of a website) sticky
  23. sultry (sensual)
  24. tantalizing (enticing; appetizing)
  25. teasing (of hint, glimpse)
    Synonym: meallacach
  26. tempting
    Synonym: tarraingteach

Declension

Declension of mealltach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative mealltach mhealltach mealltacha;
mhealltacha²
Vocative mhealltaigh mealltacha
Genitive mealltaí mealltacha mealltach
Dative mealltach;
mhealltach¹ 		mhealltach;
mhealltaigh (archaic) 		mealltacha;
mhealltacha²
Comparative níos mealltaí
Superlative is mealltaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Adverb

mealltach

  1. temptingly
    Synonyms: meallacach, tarraingteach
  2. winsome

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish melltach (“deceiving, deceitful”). By surface analysis, meallta +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mealltach (genitive singular masculine mealltaich, comparative mealltaiche)

  1. false, deceitful, spurious, sham
    Synonym: meallta
  2. deceptive, delusive, delusory
  3. alluring

Derived terms

Related terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
mealltach mhealltach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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