meirdreach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

meirdreach f (genitive singular meirdrí, nominative plural meirdreacha)

  1. prostitute
    Synonyms: bean choiteann, bean sráide, striapach
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore
    Synonym: striapach

Declension

Declension of meirdreach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meirdreach meirdreacha
vocative a mheirdreach a mheirdreacha
genitive meirdrí meirdreach
dative meirdreach meirdreacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mheirdreach na meirdreacha
genitive na meirdrí na meirdreach
dative leis an meirdreach
don mheirdreach 		leis na meirdreacha
  • meirdrigh (“prostitute”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meirdreach
radical lenition eclipsis
meirdreach mheirdreach 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

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