muiceoil
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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From muc (“pig”) + feoil (“meat”). Compare Scottish Gaelic muicfheòil.
Pronunciation
Noun
muiceoil f (genitive singular muiceola)
- pork (meat of a pig)
Declension
Declension of muiceoil
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- gríscín muiceola m (“porkchop”)
- muiceoil ghoirt f (“salt pork”)
- muiceoil rósta f (“roast pork”)
- muiceoil shaillte f (“bacon”)
- pióg mhuiceola f (“pork-pie”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muiceoil | mhuiceoil | 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) “muiceoil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “muiceoil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “muiceoil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024