cúlphlaic

Irish

Etymology

From cúl +‎ plaic.

Noun

cúlphlaic f (genitive singular cúlphlaice, nominative plural cúlphlaiceanna)

1. (anatomy) occiput

   Synonym: ocsapat

Declension

Declension of cúlphlaic

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cúlphlaic cúlphlaiceanna Vocative a chúlphlaic a chúlphlaiceanna Genitive cúlphlaice cúlphlaiceanna Dative cúlphlaic cúlphlaiceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chúlphlaic na cúlphlaiceanna Genitive na cúlphlaice na gcúlphlaiceanna Dative leis an gcúlphlaic don chúlphlaic leis na cúlphlaiceanna

See also

• ocsapatach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúlphlaic	chúlphlaic	gcúlphlaic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúlphlaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cúlphlaic” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.