meathlú

Irish

Alternative forms

meathló

Noun

meathlú m (genitive singular meathlaithe)

verbal noun of meathlaigh
decline, decay, failure, degeneration
Synonym: meath
(biology) devolution

Declension

Declension of meathlú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	meathlú
Vocative	a mheathlú
Genitive	meathlaithe
Dative	meathlú

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an meathlú
Genitive	an mheathlaithe
Dative	leis an meathlú don mheathlú

Derived terms

meathlúchán

Mutation

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meathlú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “meathlú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “meathlú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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