gliomach

Irish

Etymology

gliomach

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟlʲɨ̞ˈmˠax/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲɨ̞mˠa(x)/

Noun

gliomach m (genitive singular gliomaigh, nominative plural gliomaigh)

1. lobster

Declension

Declension of gliomach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gliomach gliomaigh Vocative a ghliomaigh a ghliomacha Genitive gliomaigh gliomach Dative gliomach gliomaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gliomach na gliomaigh Genitive an ghliomaigh na ngliomach Dative leis an ngliomach don ghliomach leis na gliomaigh

Derived terms

• ábhach gliomach m (“lobsterhole”)
• aice gliomach f (“lobsterhole”)
• gliomach carraige m (“rock lobster”)
• gliomach fionnuisce m (“crawfish”)
• gliomach Muire m (“crawfish”)
• gliomach spíonach m (“spiny lobster”)
• pota gliomach m (“lobster-pot”)

 

Related terms

• gliomadóir m (“lobster-fisher”)
• gliomadóireacht f (“lobster-fishing”)
• gliomóg f (“(small) lobster”)
• gliomshúileach (“lobster-eyed”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gliomach	ghliomach	ngliomach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gliomach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gliomach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gliomach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024