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meall.

ball

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/mʲaul̪ˠ/Munster/mʲaːl̪ˠ/Connacht/mʲal̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. ball

    masculine
  2. protuberance

    masculine
  3. tumour

    masculine
  4. lump, mass

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish mell (“ball”), from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Transalpine Gaulish placename Melodunum.

verb/mʲaul̪ˠ/Munster/mʲaːl̪ˠ/Connacht/mʲal̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. to beguile, charm

    ambitransitive
  2. to entice

    ambitransitive
  3. to disappoint

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish mellaid, from mell (“pleasant”) (compare etymology 2 above).

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