alpach
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See also: Alpach
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
alpach (genitive singular masculine alpaigh, genitive singular feminine alpaí, plural alpacha, comparative alpaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of alpach
Derived terms[edit]
- alpachán m (“lump, chunk; chunky person; pig, greedy person;”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alpach | n-alpach | halpach | 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) “alpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alpach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “alpach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024