meirdreach
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
meirdreach f (genitive singular meirdrí, nominative plural meirdreacha)
- prostitute
- Synonyms: bean choiteann, bean sráide, striapach
- (vulgar, derogatory) whore
- Synonym: striapach
Declension
Declension of meirdreach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- meirdrigh (“prostitute”, transitive verb)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meirdreach | mheirdreach | 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), “meirdreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “meirdreach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “meirdreach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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