másailéam

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mausoleum, borrowed from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon); named for Mausolus, satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria.

Noun

másailéam m (genitive singular másailéim, nominative plural másailéim)

1. mausoleum

Declension

Declension of másailéam (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative másailéam másailéim vocative a mhásailéim a mhásailéama genitive másailéim másailéam dative másailéam másailéim forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an másailéam na másailéim genitive an mhásailéim na másailéam dative leis an másailéam don mhásailéam leis na másailéim

Synonyms

• ula

Mutation

Mutated forms of másailéam

radical	lenition	eclipsis
másailéam	mhásailéam	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) “másailéam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mausoleum”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024