maol
Irish (Donegal)
/mˠeːl̪ˠ/, /mˠiːlˠ/
adj
Definitions
- bald
- bare
- unprotected
- hornless
- cropped
- roofless, dismantled
- edgeless, blunt
- flattened; (geometry) obtuse
- (music) flat
- dense, obtuse
- late in day
- intensifying
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish máel (bald, hornless, blunt, dull) inherited from Proto-Celtic *mailos.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*mailos