meach

English

Etymology

See mich.

Verb

meach (third-person singular simple present meaches, present participle meaching, simple past and past participle meached)

  1. (obsolete) To skulk; to cower.

References

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲax/, [mʲæːx]

Noun

meach f (genitive singular meach, nominative plural meachain)

  1. Cois Fharraige form of beach (“bee”)

Declension

Declension of meach (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meach meachain
vocative a mheach a mheachain
genitive meach meachain
dative meach meachain
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mheach na meachain
genitive na meach na meachain
dative leis an meach
don mheach 		leis na meachain

Mutation

Mutated forms of meach
radical lenition eclipsis
meach mheach not applicable

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

Further reading

  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1953) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 1st edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 356
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 623, page 114
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1985) Foirisiún Focal as Gaillimh [Collection of Words from Galway] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann [Royal Irish Academy], page 149
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