meall

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mell (“ball”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Transalpine Gaulish placename Melodunum.

Noun

meall m (genitive singular mill, nominative plural meallta)

  1. ball
  2. protuberance
  3. tumour
  4. lump, mass
Declension
Declension of meall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meall meallta
vocative a mhill a mhealla
genitive mill meall
dative meall meallta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an meall na meallta
genitive an mhill na meall
dative leis an meall
don mheall 		leis na meallta
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish mell, from Old Irish meld, from Proto-Celtic *meldos.[2]

Adjective

meall (genitive singular masculine mill, genitive singular feminine mille, plural mealla, comparative mille)

  1. alternative form of meallach (“beguiling, pleasant, delightful”)
Declension
Declension of meall
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative meall mheall mealla;
mhealla2
vocative mhill mealla
genitive mealle mealla meall
dative meall;
mheall1 		mheall;
mhill (archaic) 		mealla;
mhealla2
Comparative níos mealle
Superlative is mealle

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

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish mellaid, from mell (“pleasant”) (compare etymology 2 above).

Verb

meall (present analytic meallann, future analytic meallfaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta) (ambitransitive)

  1. to beguile, charm
  2. to entice
  3. to disappoint
Conjugation
conjugation of meall (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun mealladh
past participle meallta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present meallaim meallann tú;
meallair† 		meallann sé, sí meallaimid meallann sibh meallann siad;
meallaid† 		a mheallann; a mheallas /
a meallann* 		mealltar
past mheall mé; mheallas mheall tú; mheallais mheall sé, sí mheallamar; mheall muid mheall sibh; mheallabhair mheall siad; mhealladar a mheall /
ar mheall* 		mealladh
past habitual mheallainn / meallainn‡‡ mhealltá / mealltᇇ mhealladh sé, sí / mealladh sé, s퇇 mheallaimis; mhealladh muid / meallaimis‡‡; mealladh muid‡‡ mhealladh sibh / mealladh sibh‡‡ mheallaidís; mhealladh siad / meallaidís‡‡; mealladh siad‡‡ a mhealladh /
a mealladh* 		mhealltaí / meallta퇇
future meallfaidh mé;
meallfad 		meallfaidh tú;
meallfair† 		meallfaidh sé, sí meallfaimid;
meallfaidh muid 		meallfaidh sibh meallfaidh siad;
meallfaid† 		a mheallfaidh; a mheallfas /
a meallfaidh* 		meallfar
conditional mheallfainn / meallfainn‡‡ mheallfá / meallfᇇ mheallfadh sé, sí / meallfadh sé, s퇇 mheallfaimis; mheallfadh muid / meallfaimis‡‡; meallfadh muid‡‡ mheallfadh sibh / meallfadh sibh‡‡ mheallfaidís; mheallfadh siad / meallfaidís‡‡; meallfadh siad‡‡ a mheallfadh /
a meallfadh* 		mheallfaí / meallfa퇇
subjunctive
present go mealla mé;
go meallad† 		go mealla tú;
go meallair† 		go mealla sé, sí go meallaimid;
go mealla muid 		go mealla sibh go mealla siad;
go meallaid† 		— go mealltar
past dá meallainn dá mealltá dá mealladh sé, sí dá meallaimis;
dá mealladh muid 		dá mealladh sibh dá meallaidís;
dá mealladh siad 		— dá mealltaí
imperative
– meallaim meall mealladh sé, sí meallaimis meallaigí;
meallaidh† 		meallaidís — mealltar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of meall
radical lenition eclipsis
meall mheall 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. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 mell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mell (“ball”),[5] from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Transalpine Gaulish placename Melodunum.

Noun

meall m (genitive singular mill, plural mill)

  1. lump
  2. hill
  3. large number
  4. (weather) shower (of rain)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish mellaid, from mell (“pleasant”).

Verb

meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta)

  1. deceive, trick, cheat
  2. entice, beguile, inveigle
  3. seduce, charm, tempt
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of meall
radical lenition
meall mheall

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
  4. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “meall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN
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