méadlachán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • miallachán

Etymology

From méadail (“paunch”) +‎ -achán.

Pronunciation

Noun

méadlachán m (genitive singular méadlacháin, nominative plural méadlacháin) (Ulster)

  1. a corpulent or obese person, especially one who is small or short
  2. a great eater, gourmand
    Synonym: méadlach

Declension

Declension of méadlachán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative méadlachán méadlacháin
vocative a mhéadlacháin a mhéadlachána
genitive méadlacháin méadlachán
dative méadlachán méadlacháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an méadlachán na méadlacháin
genitive an mhéadlacháin na méadlachán
dative leis an méadlachán
don mhéadlachán 		leis na méadlacháin

Mutation

Mutated forms of méadlachán
radical lenition eclipsis
méadlachán mhéadlachán not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 207, page 79

Further reading

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