maol

Irish (Donegal)

/mˠeːl̪ˠ/, /mˠiːlˠ/

adj
Definitions
  • bald
  • bare
  • unprotected
  • hornless
  • cropped
  • roofless, dismantled
  • edgeless, blunt
  • flattened; (geometry) obtuse
  • (music) flat
  • dense, obtuse
  • late in day
  • intensifying

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish máel (bald, hornless, blunt, dull) inherited from Proto-Celtic *mailos.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*mailos

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