másailéam

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mausoleum, borrowed from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon); named for Mausolus, satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria.

Noun

másailéam m (genitive singular másailéim, nominative plural másailéim)

1. mausoleum

Declension

Declension of másailéam

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative másailéam másailéim Vocative a mhásailéim a mhásailéama Genitive másailéim másailéam Dative másailéam másailéim

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an másailéam na másailéim Genitive an mhásailéim na másailéam Dative leis an másailéam don mhásailéam leis na másailéim

Synonyms

• ula

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “másailéam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mausoleum”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024