Maolcheann

Irish

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of maol (“bald”) +‎ ceann (“head”)

Noun

Maolcheann m (genitive singular Maolchinn, nominative plural Maolchinn)

1. (historical) Roundhead (supporter of parliament during the English Civil War)

Declension

Declension of Maolcheann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Maolcheann Maolchinn vocative a Mhaolchinn a Mhaolcheanna genitive Maolchinn Maolcheann dative Maolcheann Maolchinn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Maolcheann na Maolchinn genitive an Mhaolchinn na Maolcheann dative leis an Maolcheann don Mhaolcheann leis na Maolchinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of Maolcheann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Maolcheann	Mhaolcheann	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Maolcheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN