mealbhacán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • mealbhucán (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mēlopepō (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”). Assimilated to the suffix -án.

Noun

mealbhacán m (genitive singular mealbhacáin, nominative plural mealbhacáin)

  1. wild carrot
  2. melon
  3. (obsolete) cucumber

Declension

Derived terms

  • mealbhacán uisce (“watermelon”)
  • buidéal mealbhacáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mealbhacán mhealbhacán not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "mealbhacán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “melon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “melbucán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “mealbhacán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “mealbhacán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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