mullach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish mullach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠəˈl̪ˠɑx/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʊl̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʊl̪ˠa(x)/
Noun
mullach m (genitive singular mullaigh, nominative plural mullaí)
- top
- crown (topmost part of the head)
- Synonym: baithis
- (geology) eminence (elevated land area or hill)
- ridge (highest point on a roof)
- summit (top of a mountain)
Declension
Declension of mullach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- sa mhullach ar (“on top of, upon”)
- isteach sa mhullach ar (“crowding in upon”)
- anuas sa mhullach ar (“down on, severe on”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mullach | mhullach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “mullaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 502
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mullach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mullach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mullach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
DIL assumes this to be mul (“lump, heap”) + -ach, but the lack of lenition on the l is unexplainable if this route is taken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul͈əx/
Noun
mullach m
- top
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
- di mulluch int slebe
- from the top of the mountain
- c. 815–840, published in "The Monastery of Tallaght", in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1911-1912, Royal Irish Academy), edited and with translations by Edward J. Gwynn and Walter J. Purton, vol. 29, pp. 115–179, paragraph 72,
- Iarsin trosc[ud] tanaise ro·tuit in tenid co rro·loisc hé o mulluch co talmin.
- After [Máel Ruain's] second fasting, fire came down [on the king] and burnt [the king] from head to toe.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | mullach | mullachL | mullaigL |
Vocative | mullaig | mullachL | mullachuH |
Accusative | mullachN | mullachL | mullachuH |
Genitive | mullaigL | mullach | mullachN |
Dative | mulluchL | mullachaib | mullachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: mullach
- Scottish Gaelic: mullach
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
mullach also mmullach after a proclitic | mullach pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish mullach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul̪ˠəx/
Noun
mullach m (genitive singular mullaich, plural mullaichean)
- top
- crest, ridge, summit, peak
- roof
- ceiling
- lid
- crown
- upland, height
Synonyms
- ceann
- (lid): faircill
Derived terms
- seòmar-mullaich
- uinneag mullaich