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maol.

bald

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/mˠeːl̪ˠ/ [mˠëːə̯l̪ˠ]Munster/mˠiːlˠ/Connacht/mˠiːlˠ/Ulster/mˠɯːlˠ/Ulster

  1. bald

  2. bare

  3. unprotected

    Is maol gualainn gan bhráthair.

  4. hornless

  5. cropped

  6. roofless, dismantled

  7. edgeless, blunt

  8. flattened; (geometry) obtuse

  9. flat

  10. dense, obtuse

  11. late in day

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish máel (“bald, hornless, blunt”), from Proto-Celtic *mailos.

noun/mˠeːl̪ˠ/ [mˠëːə̯l̪ˠ]Munster/mˠiːlˠ/Connacht/mˠiːlˠ/Ulster/mˠɯːlˠ/Ulster

  1. bare, bald object

    feminine · masculine
    Bhí sé maol marbh.

  2. devotee

    feminine · literary · masculine

  3. servant

    feminine · masculine

  4. blunt object

    feminine · masculine

  5. dense, obtuse, person

    feminine · masculine

  6. flat

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish máel (“bald, hornless, blunt”), from Proto-Celtic *mailos.

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