uallach
Irish
Etymology 1
From uall (“wail; howl, yell”) + -ach.
Adjective
uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)
- wailing; yelling, howling
Derived terms
- moncaí uallach (“howler monkey”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)
- giddy, light-headed, scatter-brained
- skittish, excitable
- vain, arrogant, proud
Derived terms
- arduallach (“haughty; vain, flighty”, adjective)
- uallachas m (“giddiness, light-headedness; skittishness, excitement; vanity, vainglory, pride”)
Related terms
- uaill (“light-headed, scatter-brained, person; vain person”)
- uallacht f, uallaíocht f
Declension
Declension of uallach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uallach | uallach | uallacha | |
Vocative | uallaigh | uallacha | ||
Genitive | uallaí | uallacha | uallach | |
Dative | uallach | uallach; uallaigh (archaic) | uallacha | |
Comparative | níos uallaí | |||
Superlative | is uallaí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uallach | n-uallach | huallach | 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), “uallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “uallach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uallach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.