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Irish
Etymology
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Noun
meirdreach f (genitive singular meirdrí, nominative plural meirdreacha)
- prostitute
- Synonyms: bean choiteann, bean sráide, striapach
- (vulgar, derogatory) whore
- Synonym: striapach
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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meirdreach
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mheirdreach
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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) “meirdreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meirdreach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “meirdreach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024