meangadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaŋuː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Irish mangad (“smile”). Perhaps influenced in form by meang (“deceit”).

Noun

meangadh m (genitive singular meangtha)

1. smile

   Synonyms: fáthadh an gháire, meangadh gáire, miongháire

Declension

Declension of meangadh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative meangadh vocative a mheangadh genitive meangtha dative meangadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an meangadh genitive an mheangtha dative leis an meangadh don mheangadh

Derived terms

• leamh-mheangadh (“simpering smile, smirk”)

Related terms

• meangaire (“smiling, deceitful person”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

meangadh

1. inflection of meang:
   1. past autonomous
   2. imperative analytic
   3. past subjunctive analytic

Noun

meangadh m (genitive singular meangtha)

1. verbal noun of meang (“lop, prune”)

Declension

Declension of meangadh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative meangadh vocative a mheangadh genitive meangtha dative meangadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an meangadh genitive an mheangtha dative leis an meangadh don mheangadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of meangadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meangadh	mheangadh	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) “meangadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meangadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “meangadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025