Irish

Alternative forms

• magarla

Noun

magairle m ‎(genitive singular magairle, nominative plural magairlí)

1. (anatomy) testicle, testis

Declension

Derived terms

• magairlín m ‎(“orchid”)

Mutation

References

• "magairle" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “magarla” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “macrall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish magarla, magairle, an alteration of Old Irish macrall, macraille f ‎(“testicle”).

Noun

magairle m, f ‎(genitive singular magairle, plural magairlean)

1. (anatomy) testicle, testis

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “magarla” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “macrall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.