mogall

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mocoll (mesh), from Latin macula (mesh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mogall m (genitive singular mogaill, nominative plural mogaill)

  1. mesh (opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net)
  2. eyelid
    Synonym: mogall súile
  3. husk (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits), shell (covering of a nut), pod (seed case)
  4. cluster (of nuts)
  5. round or globular mass (of fruit etc.)
  6. (obsolete) eyeball
    Synonym: meall súile
  7. compact body of persons

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mogall mhogall not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24

Further reading

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