masla

See also: masła and масла

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish masla, maslad (“insult, opprobrium, disgrace”)

Noun

masla m or f (genitive singular masla, nominative plural maslaí)

1. insult, opprobrium
2. strain, overstrain, abuse of strength

Declension

Declension of masla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative masla maslaí Vocative a mhasla a mhaslaí Genitive masla maslaí Dative masla maslaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an masla na maslaí Genitive an mhasla na maslaí Dative leis an masla don mhasla leis na maslaí

Alternative declension

Declension of masla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative masla maslaí Vocative a mhasla a mhaslaí Genitive masla maslaí Dative masla maslaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhasla na maslaí Genitive na masla na maslaí Dative leis an masla don mhasla leis na maslaí

Derived terms

• diamhasla m (“blasphemy”)
• maslach, maslúil (“insulting, abusive; opprobrious; overstrenuous, overtaxing, abusive of strength”)
• maslacht f (“insultingness, abusiveness; overstrenuousness, overtaxation of strength”)
• maslaigh (“insult, affront, abuse; overstrain, overtax”, verb)
• maslóir m (“abuser, insulter”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “masla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “masla (maslad)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language