míleach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mílech.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːlʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːlʲa(x)/

Noun

míleach m (genitive singular míligh, nominative plural míligh)

1. (literary) brooch

   Synonyms: bróiste, dealg

Declension

Declension of míleach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative míleach míligh Vocative a mhíligh a mhíleacha Genitive míligh míleach Dative míleach míligh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an míleach na míligh Genitive an mhíligh na míleach Dative leis an míleach don mhíleach leis na míligh

Descendants

• → Yola: meelough, milagh

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mílech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN