meall

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲaul̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /mʲaːl̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /mʲal̪ˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish mell (“ball”), 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) ball protuberance tumour lump, mass ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish mell, from Old Irish meld, from Proto-Celtic *meldos. ==== Adjective ==== meall (genitive singular masculine mill, genitive singular feminine mille, plural mealla, comparative mille) alternative form of meallach (“beguiling, pleasant, delightful”) ===== Declension ===== === 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) to beguile, charm to entice to disappoint ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== mealltóir === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “meall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 724; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “meall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Harris) IPA(key): /mjãũl̪ˠ/ (Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross, Colonsay) IPA(key): /mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/; (Colonsay) [mɛl̥ʷˑ] (Islay) IPA(key): /mjal̪ˠ(ː)/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish mell (“ball”), 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) lump hill large number (weather) shower (of rain) ===== Derived terms ===== meallan meall-sgòrnain === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish mellaid, from mell (“pleasant”). ==== Verb ==== meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta) deceive, trick, cheat entice, beguile, inveigle seduce, charm, tempt ===== Derived terms ===== mealltach === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “meall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN