méalach

Irish

Etymology

Frin méala +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeːlˠəx/

Adjective

méalach (genitive singular masculine méalaigh, genitive singular feminine méalaí, plural méalacha, comparative méalaí)

1. lamentable; lamenting, sorrowful.
2. humiliating; fault-finding.

Declension

Declension of méalach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	méalach	mhéalach	méalacha; mhéalacha²
Vocative	mhéalaigh		méalacha
Genitive		méalaí	méalacha	méalach
Dative	méalach; mhéalach¹	mhéalach; mhéalaigh (archaic)	méalacha; mhéalacha²
Comparative	níos méalaí
Superlative	is méalaí

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

Descendants

• → Yola: milonach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méalach	mhéalach	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) “méalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN