portach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From port (“river bank”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠəɾˠˈt̪ˠax/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠʌɾˠt̪ˠa(x)/[1]
Noun
[edit]portach m (genitive singular portaigh, nominative plural portaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of portach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
portach | phortach | bportach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 12
Further reading
[edit]- “portach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 portach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “portach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “portach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN