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Irish
Noun
meathlú m (genitive singular meathlaithe)
- verbal noun of meathlaigh
- decline, decay, failure, degeneration
- Synonym: meath
- (biology) devolution
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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meathlú
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mheathlú
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meathlú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meathlú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “meathlú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024