málaeir

Irish

Etymology

From mála (“bag”) +‎ -éir

Noun

málaeir m (genitive singular málaera, nominative plural málaeirí)

1. bagman (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. glutton

   Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of málaeir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative málaeir málaeirí vocative a mhálaeir a mhálaeirí genitive málaera málaeirí dative málaeir málaeirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an málaeir na málaeirí genitive an mhálaera na málaeirí dative leis an málaeir don mhálaeir leis na málaeirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of málaeir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
málaeir	mhálaeir	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “málaeir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “málaeir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN