meangadh
Irish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Irish mangad (“smile”). Perhaps influenced in form by meang (“deceit”).
Noun
meangadh m (genitive singular meangtha)
- smile
- Synonyms: fáthadh an gháire, meangadh gáire, miongháire
Declension
Declension of meangadh
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- leamh-mheangadh (“simpering smile, smirk”)
Related terms
- meangaire (“smiling, deceitful person”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Declension
Declension of meangadh
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meangadh | mheangadh | 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), “meangadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “meangadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “meangadh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mangad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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