ultach
See also: Ultach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/
Noun
ultach m (genitive singular ultaigh, nominative plural ultaigh)
- armful, (breast-)load
- load, burden
Declension
Declension of ultach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ultach | n-ultach | hultach | t-ultach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ultach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ultach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- ulathach, ulldach
Etymology
From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach.
Noun
ultach m (genitive singular ultaich, plural ultaichean)
- armful (burden carried within the fold or grasp of the arms)
- lapful
- load
- (Arran) burden on the back
- bosom
- lap
- (Perthshire) bundle, faggot, or truss, fit to be carried on the back
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ultach | n-ultach | h-ultach | t-ultach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ultach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language