meathlúchán

Irish

Etymology

meathlú +‎ -achán

Noun

meathlúchán m (genitive singular meathlúcháin)

  1. decadence
  2. degeneration, decline, deterioration

Declension

Declension of meathlúchán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative meathlúchán
vocative a mheathlúcháin
genitive meathlúcháin
dative meathlúchán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an meathlúchán
genitive an mheathlúcháin
dative leis an meathlúchán
don mheathlúchán

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of meathlúchán
radical lenition eclipsis
meathlúchán mheathlúchán 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