meánchiorcal

Irish

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ ciorcal (“circle”).

Noun

meánchiorcal m (genitive singular meánchiorcail, nominative plural meánchiorcail)

1. (geography) equator

Declension

Declension of meánchiorcal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative meánchiorcal meánchiorcail Vocative a mheánchiorcail a mheánchiorcala Genitive meánchiorcail meánchiorcal Dative meánchiorcal meánchiorcail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an meánchiorcal na meánchiorcail Genitive an mheánchiorcail na meánchiorcal Dative leis an meánchiorcal don mheánchiorcal leis na meánchiorcail

Derived terms

• an mheánchiorcail, meánchiorclach (“equatorial”, adjective)

Related terms

• meánchrios m (“equatorial region”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meánchiorcal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN