gealach

See also: Gealach

Irish

an ghealach

Etymology

From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic gealach and Manx giallagh.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟəˈl̪ˠɑx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟalˠəx/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈɟæːl̪ˠəx]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟalˠa(x)/

Noun

gealach f (genitive singular gealaí, nominative plural gealacha)

1. (astronomy) moon
2. brightness (as of moon), moonlight
3. white outer ring of boiled potato

Declension

Declension of gealach (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative gealach gealacha vocative a ghealach a ghealacha genitive gealaí gealach dative gealach gealaigh (in certain phrases) gealacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ghealach na gealacha genitive na gealaí na ngealach dative leis an ngealach don ghealach leis na gealacha

Synonyms

• (moon): éasca
• (white outer ring of boiled potato): gealach phráta

Derived terms

• aghaidh na gealaí
• bugaí gealaí
• carr gealaí
• céim na gealaí
• ceo gealaí
• ciogal gealaí
• corrán gealaí
• cráitéar gealaí
• crith gealaí
• cúlú gealaí
• cúrsa na gealaí
• damhsa na gealaí
• deireadh gealaí
• Dónall na gealaí
• dreach gealaí
• éiclips na gealaí
• éirí na gealaí
• féilire na gealaí
• ga gealaí
• gealach bháiteach
• gealach chraorag
• gealach dheirceach
• gealach lán
• gealach na gcoinleach
• gealach na gcoinlíní
• gealach nua
• gealach thláith
• gealach úr
• lá gealaí
• leath gealaí
• líonadh gealaí
• lus na gealaí
• mí ghealaí
• misean chun na gealaí
• misean gealaí
• modúl gealaí
• nód gealaí
• oíche ghealaí
• oíche ré gealaí
• rince na gealaí
• sailchuach na gealaí
• Seán na gealaí
• solas na gealaí
• spéirghealach
• tírdhreach gealaí
• tús gealaí
• uabhar na gealaí
• urú gealaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of gealach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gealach	ghealach	ngealach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “gealaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 523; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gealach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “gealach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gealach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Irish gealach and Manx giallagh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲal̪ˠəx/

Noun

gealach f (genitive singular gealaich, plural gealaichean)

1. moon

Declension

Declension of gealach (class IIa feminine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	gealach	gealaichean
genitive	gealaiche, gealaich	ghealach
dative	gealaich	gealaichean; gealaichibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(a') ghealach	(na) gealaichean
genitive	(na) gealaiche, gealaich	(nan) gealach
dative	(a') ghealaich	(na) gealaichean; gealaichibh1
vocative	ghealach	ghealacha

¹ archaic or poetic form

Derived terms

• gealach chrotach

Mutation

Mutation of gealach

radical	lenition
gealach	ghealach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.