maslach

See also: masłach

English

Etymology

Arabic مَسْلُوق (maslūq): compare French masloc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæslək/

Noun

maslach (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) An excitant containing opium, much used historically by the Turks.[1]

Alternative forms

  • malach

References

  1. ^
    1839, Robley Dunglison, “MASLACH”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

  • maslaitheach, maslúil
  • maslaidhtheach, maslaightheach, maslaitheach, maslamhail, maslamhuil, masluightheach (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From masla +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

maslach (genitive singular masculine maslaigh, genitive singular feminine maslaí, plural maslacha, comparative maslaí)

  1. insulting, abusive, opprobrious
  2. strenuous, heavy (work), arduous, laborious, taxing
    obair mhaslach ― taxing work

Declension

Declension of maslach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative maslach mhaslach maslacha;
mhaslacha2
vocative mhaslaigh maslacha
genitive maslaí maslacha maslach
dative maslach;
mhaslach1 		mhaslach;
mhaslaigh (archaic) 		maslacha;
mhaslacha2
Comparative níos maslaí
Superlative is maslaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of maslach
radical lenition eclipsis
maslach mhaslach 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. ^ “maslach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 478, page 153

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