míleach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mílech.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːlʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːlʲa(x)/

Noun

míleach m (genitive singular míligh, nominative plural míligh)

1. (literary) brooch

   Synonyms: bróiste, dealg

Declension

Declension of míleach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative míleach míligh vocative a mhíligh a mhíleacha genitive míligh míleach dative míleach míligh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an míleach na míligh genitive an mhíligh na míleach dative leis an míleach don mhíleach leis na míligh

Descendants

• → Yola: meelough, milagh

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mílech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN