criathar meala
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “honey sieve”.
Noun
criathar meala m (genitive singular criathair mheala or créithir mheala, nominative plural criathair mheala or créithre meala)
- honeycomb
- Synonym: cíor mheala
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| criathar meala | chriathar meala | gcriathar meala |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “criaṫar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “criathar meala”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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