meacan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish meccon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲakənˠ/

Noun

meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain)

  1. root vegetable

Declension
Declension of meacan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meacan meacain
Vocative a mheacain a mheacana
Genitive meacain meacan
Dative meacan meacain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an meacan na meacain
Genitive an mheacain na meacan
Dative leis an meacan

don mheacan

 leis na meacain

Derived terms
  • meacan bán (“parsnip”)
  • meacan biatais (“beet, beetroot”)
  • meacan dearg (“carrot”)
  • meacan compair (“comfrey”)

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

Further reading
  • “mecon” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “meacan” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 471.
  • "meacan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “meacan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “meacan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish meccon.

Noun

meacan m (genitive singular meacain, plural meacanan)

  1. The root or bulb of a plant; now used mainly in compound words

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
meacanmheacan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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