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meath.

decline, decay, fail, deteriorate

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/mʲa(h)/
  1. decline, decay, fail, deteriorate

    intransitive
  2. waste, fritter away

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish methaid (“to degenerate”).

noun/mʲa(h)/
  1. verbal noun of meath

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. decline, decay, decadence; failure

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish meth (“decay”).

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