méadlachán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • miallachán

Etymology

From méadail (“paunch”) +‎ -achán.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲeːl̪ˠaxanˠ/, /ˈmʲeːl̪ˠaxan̪ˠ/

Noun

méadlachán m (genitive singular méadlacháin, nominative plural méadlacháin) (Ulster)

  1. a corpulent or obese person, especially one who is small or short
  2. a great eater, gourmand
    Synonym: méadlach

Declension
Declension of méadlachán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative méadlachán méadlacháin
Vocative a mhéadlacháin a mhéadlachána
Genitive méadlacháin méadlachán
Dative méadlachán méadlacháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an méadlachán na méadlacháin
Genitive an mhéadlacháin na méadlachán
Dative leis an méadlachán

don mhéadlachán

 leis na méadlacháin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
méadlachán mhéadlachán not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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