meirdreach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

meirdreach f (genitive singular meirdrí, nominative plural meirdreacha)

1. prostitute

   Synonyms: bean choiteann, bean sráide, striapach

2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore

   Synonym: striapach

Declension

Declension of meirdreach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative meirdreach meirdreacha vocative a mheirdreach a mheirdreacha genitive meirdrí meirdreach dative meirdreach meirdreacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mheirdreach na meirdreacha genitive na meirdrí na meirdreach dative leis an meirdreach don mheirdreach leis na meirdreacha

Related terms

• meirdrigh (“prostitute”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meirdreach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meirdreach	mheirdreach	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meirdreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meirdreach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “meirdreach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024