ultach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (lapful), from uth + -lach.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ultach m (genitive singular ultaigh, nominative plural ultaigh)

  1. armful, (breast-)load
  2. load, burden

Declension

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Mutation

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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

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (lapful), from uth + -lach.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ultach m (genitive singular ultaich, plural ultaichean)

  1. armful (burden carried within the fold or grasp of the arms)
  2. lapful
  3. load
  4. (Arran) burden on the back
  5. bosom
  6. lap
  7. (Perthshire) bundle, faggot, or truss, fit to be carried on the back

Mutation

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ultach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN