broc meala

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English honey badger.

Noun

broc meala m (genitive singular broic mheala, nominative plural broic mheala)

1. honey badger

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
broc meala	bhroc meala	mbroc meala
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “broc meala” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.