milseán

See also: mìlsean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish millsén (“sweetmeat, delicacy”) (compare Scottish Gaelic mìlsean). By surface analysis, milis (“sweet”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲɪlʲˈʃaːn̪ˠ/

(Cork) IPA^(key): /mʲiːʃˈlʲɑːn̪ˠ/

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪlʲʃɑːn̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪlʲʃæn̪ˠ/

Noun

milseán m (genitive singular milseáin, nominative plural milseáin)

(UK) sweet, bonbon, (US) candy
sweet dish, dessert
Synonym: milseog
Alternative form of meilsceánach (“eelgrass, zostera”)

Declension

Declension of milseán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	milseán	milseáin
Vocative	a mhilseáin	a mhilseána
Genitive	milseáin	milseán
Dative	milseán	milseáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an milseán	na milseáin
Genitive	an mhilseáin	na milseán
Dative	leis an milseán don mhilseán	leis na milseáin

Derived terms

milseán casachta (“cough drop”)
milseán imreoige (“butterscotch”)
siopa milseán (“candy store, sweet shop, tuck shop”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “milseán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “millsén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “milseán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “milseán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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