mairteoil

Irish

Alternative forms

• mairt-fheoil, mairt-fheóil, mairtfheoil, mairtfheóil (obsolete)

Etymology

From mart (“heifer”) +‎ feoil (“meat”). Compare Scottish Gaelic mairtfheòil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾʲtʲoːlʲ/

Noun

mairteoil f (genitive singular mairteola)

1. beef

Declension

Declension of mairteoil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative mairteoil Vocative a mhairteoil Genitive mairteola Dative mairteoil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mhairteoil Genitive na mairteola Dative leis an mairteoil don mhairteoil

Derived terms

• cliathán mairteola m (“side of beef”)
• mairteoil leasaithe f, mairteoil shaillte f (“corned beef”)
• mairteoil rósta f (“roast beef”)
• ológ mhairteola f (“beef olive”)
• stéig mhairteola f (“beefsteak”)
• súram mairteola m (“beef-tea”)

 

Related terms

• laofheoil f (“veal”)

Mutation

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

References

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