méaracán

Irish

Etymology

From méar (“finger”) +‎ -acán.

Noun

méaracán m (genitive singular méaracáin, nominative plural méaracáin)

1. thimble

Declension

Declension of méaracán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative méaracán méaracáin Vocative a mhéaracáin a mhéaracána Genitive méaracáin méaracán Dative méaracán méaracáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an méaracán na méaracáin Genitive an mhéaracáin na méaracán Dative leis an méaracán don mhéaracán leis na méaracáin

Derived terms

• cas méaracán (“thimble-case”)
• cleas na méaracán (“thimble-rigging”)
• fear méaracán, fear na méaracán (“thimble-rigger”)
• lán méaracáin m (“thimbleful”)
• méaracán dearg, méaracán púca, méaracán síogaí, méaracáin na mban sí (“purple foxglove”)
• méaracán gorm (“bluebell, harebell”)
• méaracán táilliúra (“tailor's, open-ended, thimble”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méaracán	mhéaracán	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) “méaracán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “méaracán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “méaracán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.