"meall" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See meall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mjãũl̪ˠ/ (note: Lewis, Harris), /mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/ (note: Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross) Forms: mill [genitive, singular], mill [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish mell, from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Gaulish placename Melodunum. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|mell}} Old Irish mell, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*melsā|t=knuckle}} Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), {{der|gd|ine-pro|*mel-|t=limb, joint}} Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), {{cog|grc|μέλος}} Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|mill|||||||plural|mill||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} meall m (genitive singular mill, plural mill), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=mill|pl=mill}} meall m (genitive singular mill, plural mill)
  1. lump Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-noun-DzmRphJ~
  2. hill Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-noun-93~Lsh3e
  3. large number Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-noun-2mydznnR
  4. (weather) shower (of rain) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-noun-2~bwUr7G Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 3 38 15 6 12 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meallan, meall-sgòrnain

Verb

IPA: /mjãũl̪ˠ/ (note: Lewis, Harris), /mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/ (note: Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross) Forms: mheall [past], meallaidh [future], mealladh [noun-from-verb], meallta [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Irish mell, from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Gaulish placename Melodunum. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|mell}} Old Irish mell, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*melsā|t=knuckle}} Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), {{der|gd|ine-pro|*mel-|t=limb, joint}} Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), {{cog|grc|μέλος}} Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos) Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|mheall|||future|meallaidh|||verbal noun|mealladh|||||past participle|meallta|head=}} meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta), {{gd-verb|fut=meallaidh|past=mheall|pp=meallta|vn=mealladh}} meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta)
  1. deceive, trick, cheat
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-verb-51K~B9no
  2. entice, beguile, inveigle
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-verb-dUkIO-8n
  3. seduce, charm, tempt
    Sense id: en-meall-gd-verb-W6aJ2sMJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mealltach

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "meallan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "mell"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish mell",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*melsā",
        "t": "knuckle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mel-",
        "t": "limb, joint"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish mell, from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Gaulish placename Melodunum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mill",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mill",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "mill",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "mill",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "meall m (genitive singular mill, plural mill)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "gen": "mill",
        "pl": "mill"
      },
      "expansion": "meall m (genitive singular mill, plural mill)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "lump"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-noun-DzmRphJ~",
      "links": [
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          "lump"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hill"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-noun-93~Lsh3e",
      "links": [
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "large number"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-noun-2mydznnR",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "gd",
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          "orig": "gd:Weather",
          "parents": [
            "Atmosphere",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "23 3 3 38 15 6 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shower (of rain)"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-noun-2~bwUr7G",
      "links": [
        [
          "shower",
          "shower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(weather) shower (of rain)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "weather"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mjãũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meall"
}

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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        "3": "mell"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish mell",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*melsā",
        "t": "knuckle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "t": "limb, joint"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish mell, from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Gaulish placename Melodunum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mheall",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meallaidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mealladh",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meallta",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "past participle",
        "18": "meallta",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past",
        "4": "mheall",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "future",
        "8": "meallaidh",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "past": "mheall",
        "pp": "meallta",
        "vn": "mealladh"
      },
      "expansion": "meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta)",
      "name": "gd-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceive, trick, cheat"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-verb-51K~B9no",
      "links": [
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "entice, beguile, inveigle"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-verb-dUkIO-8n",
      "links": [
        [
          "entice",
          "entice"
        ],
        [
          "beguile",
          "beguile"
        ],
        [
          "inveigle",
          "inveigle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seduce, charm, tempt"
      ],
      "id": "en-meall-gd-verb-W6aJ2sMJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "seduce",
          "seduce"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ],
        [
          "tempt",
          "tempt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mjãũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meall"
}
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    {
      "word": "meallan"
    },
    {
      "word": "meall-sgòrnain"
    }
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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      "expansion": "Old Irish mell",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "t": "knuckle"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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        "t": "limb, joint"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos)",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish mell, from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Gaulish placename Melodunum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mill",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mill",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "12": "",
        "13": "",
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        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
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        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "gen": "mill",
        "pl": "mill"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lump"
      ],
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        [
          "lump",
          "lump"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "large number"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "gd:Weather"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shower (of rain)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shower",
          "shower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(weather) shower (of rain)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "weather"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mjãũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meall"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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      "expansion": "Old Irish mell",
      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish mell, from Proto-Celtic *melsā (“knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb, joint”), see also Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos), Gaulish placename Melodunum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mheall",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meallaidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mealladh",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meallta",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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        "3": "past",
        "4": "mheall",
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      "expansion": "meall (past mheall, future meallaidh, verbal noun mealladh, past participle meallta)",
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  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceive, trick, cheat"
      ],
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        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
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        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "entice, beguile, inveigle"
      ],
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        [
          "entice",
          "entice"
        ],
        [
          "beguile",
          "beguile"
        ],
        [
          "inveigle",
          "inveigle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seduce, charm, tempt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seduce",
          "seduce"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ],
        [
          "tempt",
          "tempt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mjãũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃ũl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meall"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Scottish Gaelic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (c15a5ce and 5c11237). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.