Maolcheann

Irish

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of maol (“bald”) +‎ ceann (“head”)

Noun

Maolcheann m (genitive singular Maolchinn, nominative plural Maolchinn)

  1. (historical) Roundhead (supporter of parliament during the English Civil War)

Declension

Declension of Maolcheann (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Maolcheann Maolchinn
vocative a Mhaolchinn a Mhaolcheanna
genitive Maolchinn Maolcheann
dative Maolcheann Maolchinn
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Maolcheann na Maolchinn
genitive an Mhaolchinn na Maolcheann
dative leis an Maolcheann
don Mhaolcheann 		leis na Maolchinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of Maolcheann
radical lenition eclipsis
Maolcheann Mhaolcheann not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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