meabhairghalar

Irish

Etymology

From meabhair (“mind”) +‎ galar (“disease”).

Noun

meabhairghalar m (genitive singular meabhairghalair, nominative plural meabhairghalair)

1. mental illness
   • 2023 November 6, Roibeárd Ó Cuinn, “Labhraimis faoi dhúlagar”, in The Irish Times‎^[1], Tuarascáil:

     Is meabhairghalar é dúlagar a chuireann isteach ar ghiúmar, ar fheidhmiú inchinne, ar leibhéil fuinnimh, ar chodladh agus ar ár mbraistint folláine.

     Depression is a mental illness that affects mood, brain function, energy levels, sleep and our sense of well-being.

Declension

Declension of meabhairghalar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative meabhairghalar meabhairghalair vocative a mheabhairghalair a mheabhairghalara genitive meabhairghalair meabhairghalar dative meabhairghalar meabhairghalair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an meabhairghalar na meabhairghalair genitive an mheabhairghalair na meabhairghalar dative leis an meabhairghalar don mheabhairghalar leis na meabhairghalair

Further reading

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