Maolcheann

Irish

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of maol (“bald”) +‎ ceann (“head”)

Noun

Maolcheann m (genitive singular Maolchinn, nominative plural Maolchinn)

1. (historical) Roundhead (supporter of parliament during the English Civil War)

Declension

Declension of Maolcheann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Maolcheann Maolchinn Vocative a Mhaolchinn a Mhaolcheanna Genitive Maolchinn Maolcheann Dative Maolcheann Maolchinn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Maolcheann na Maolchinn Genitive an Mhaolchinn na Maolcheann Dative leis an Maolcheann don Mhaolcheann leis na Maolchinn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Maolcheann	Mhaolcheann	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Maolcheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN