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)
        indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        present meallaim meallann tú;
        meallair†         		meallann sé, sí meallaimid; meallann muid meallann sibh meallann siad;
        meallaid†         		a mheallann; a mheallas mealltar
        past mheall mé; mheallas mheall tú; mheallais mheall sé, sí mheallamar; mheall muid mheall sibh; mheallabhair mheall siad; mhealladar a mheall mealladh
        past habitual mheallainn /
        meallainn‡         		mhealltá /
        mealltᇠ        		mhealladh sé, sí /
        mealladh sé, sí‡         		mheallaimis; mhealladh muid /
        meallaimis‡; mealladh muid‡         		mhealladh sibh /
        mealladh sibh‡         		mheallaidís; mhealladh siad /
        meallaidís‡; mealladh siad‡         		a mhealladh mhealltaí /
        mealltaí‡
        singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        future meallfaidh mé;
        meallfad         		meallfaidh tú;
        meallfair†         		meallfaidh sé, sí meallfaimid;
        meallfaidh muid         		meallfaidh sibh meallfaidh siad;
        meallfaid†         		a mheallfaidh; a mheallfas meallfar
        conditional mheallfainn /
        meallfainn‡         		mheallfá /
        meallfᇠ        		mheallfadh sé, sí /
        meallfadh sé, sí‡         		mheallfaimis; mheallfadh muid /
        meallfaimis‡; meallfadh muid‡         		mheallfadh sibh /
        meallfadh sibh‡         		mheallfaidís; mheallfadh siad /
        meallfaidís‡; meallfadh siad‡         		a mheallfadh mheallfaí /
        meallfaí‡
        subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        — meallaim meall mealladh sé, sí meallaimis meallaigí;
        meallaidh†         		meallaidís — mealltar
        past participle meallta
        verbal noun mealladh

        † archaic or dialect form
        ‡ dependent form

        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”),[6] 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. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
            5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 208
            6. ^ 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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