mealltach
Irish
Adjective
mealltach (genitive singular masculine mealltaigh, genitive singular feminine mealltaí, plural mealltacha, comparative mealltaí)
- beguiling, enticing, coaxing
- deceptive, deceitful; disappointing
- alluring, appealing, appetizing (of prospect), arresting, inviting, irresistible (extremely desirable), taking, winning
- aspirational (of brand, lifestyle, etc)
- attractive (interesting, enticing)
- charismatic (of person)
- charming (attractive but unreliable), engaging, enticing, entrancing
- convincing (persuasive)
- disarming
- flirtatious
- foxy (attractive)
- horny, luscious, lush, pouting, provocative, sexy (sexually attractive)
- illusive, illusory
- magnetic (very attractive)
- Synonym: tarraingteach
- seductive (sexually; attractive)
- sensual (person)
- sensuous (of sexual pleasure)
- siren
- smoky (voice)
- Synonym: gnéasúil
- smooth-tongued
- Synonyms: milis, plámásach, síodúil
- smouldering (person, eyes, etc)
- Synonyms: meallacach, téisiúil
- (Internet, of a website) sticky
- sultry (sensual)
- tantalizing (enticing; appetizing)
- teasing (of hint, glimpse)
- Synonym: meallacach
- tempting
- Synonym: tarraingteach
Declension
Declension of mealltach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mealltach | mhealltach | mealltacha; mhealltacha² | |
| Vocative | mhealltaigh | mealltacha | ||
| Genitive | mealltaí | mealltacha | mealltach | |
| Dative | mealltach; mhealltach¹ |
mhealltach; mhealltaigh (archaic) |
mealltacha; mhealltacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mealltaí | |||
| Superlative | is mealltaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mealltach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “melltach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “mealltach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mealltach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
mealltach (genitive singular masculine mealltaich, comparative mealltaiche)
Derived terms
Related terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mealltach | mhealltach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “melltach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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