HeyRuaHow to say “malleus” in Irish
- Irish:
- mailléas
- English:
- malleus
- Word type:
- noun
- Gender:
- masculine, first declension
- Pronunciation:
- “MAL-yayss” /ˈmalʲeːsˠ/
- Plural:
- mailléis (malleuses)
- Genitive singular:
- mailléis, an mhailléis (e.g. cruth an mhailléis, the shape of the malleus)
- Genitive plural:
- mailléas, na mailléas (e.g. cnámha na mailléas, the bones of the mallei)
What does “mailléas” mean?
- malleus
- The hammer-shaped small bone of the middle ear, the outermost of the three ossicles.Also: hammer bone, ear bone, hammer.
“Mailléas” with the article
The plural of malleus in Irish is mailléis. Here is mailléas after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.
“Mailléas” in a sentence: Irish examples
Common Irish sentences using mailléas, the Irish word for malleus.
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Malleus in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for malleus?
The Irish for malleus is mailléas (pronounced “MAL-yayss”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is mailléis.
How do you pronounce mailléas in Irish?
Mailléas is said like “MAL-yayss” (IPA /ˈmalʲeːsˠ/).
What is the plural of malleus in Irish?
The plural of mailléas is mailléis; with the article, na mailléis means “the malleuses”. The genitive plural is mailléas, as in cnámha na mailléas (the bones of the mallei).
Why does mailléas change to mhailléas?
After words like mo (my) and do (your) the first letter is lenited: mo mhailléas. After ár (our) it stays ár mailléas, because m does not take eclipsis.
What are the other two ear ossicles called in Irish?
Along with the mailléas (malleus) are the inneoin (incus, anvil) and the stíoróip (stapes, stirrup).
