meilsceánach

Irish

Alternative forms

• meilsceán, milseán, milseánach

Etymology

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Noun

meilsceánach m (genitive singular meilsceánaigh)

1. eelgrass, zostera

   Synonyms: feamainn mheilsceánach, miléarach

Declension

Declension of meilsceánach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative meilsceánach Vocative a mheilsceánaigh Genitive meilsceánaigh Dative meilsceánach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an meilsceánach Genitive an mheilsceánaigh Dative leis an meilsceánach don mheilsceánach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meilsceánach	mheilsceánach	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) “meilsceánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meilsceánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm