uallach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From uall (“wail; howl, yell”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)
Derived terms[edit]
- moncaí uallach (“howler monkey”)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective[edit]
uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)
Derived terms[edit]
- arduallach (“haughty; vain, flighty”, adjective)
- uallachas m (“giddiness, light-headedness; skittishness, excitement; vanity, vainglory, pride”)
Related terms[edit]
- uaill (“light-headed, scatter-brained, person; vain person”)
- uallacht f, uallaíocht f
Declension[edit]
Declension of uallach
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uallach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “uallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024