ulcha

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ulcha, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pulu- (hair).

Noun

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ulcha f (genitive singular ulcha, nominative plural ulchaí)

  1. beard

Declension

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Synonyms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ulcha n-ulcha hulcha not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pulu- (hair). Cognate with Latin pilus.

Noun

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ulcha f

  1. beard

Declension

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Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ulchaeL ulchaiL ulchai
Vocative ulchaeL ulchaiL ulchai
Accusative ulchaiN ulchaiL ulchai
Genitive ulchae ulchaeL ulchaeN
Dative ulchaiL ulchaib ulchaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ulcha
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-ulcha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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