eallach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ellach (“goods, property, livestock”).

Noun

eallach m (genitive eallaigh, nominative plural eallaí)

1. cattle

Declension

Declension of eallach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative eallach eallaí Vocative a eallaigh a eallaí Genitive eallaigh eallaí Dative eallach eallaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-eallach na heallaí Genitive an eallaigh na n-eallaí Dative leis an eallach don eallach leis na heallaí

Mutation

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ellach (“goods, property, livestock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jaɫ̪əx/

Noun

eallach f and m (genitive eallacha, plural eallachan or eallaichean)

1. burden, armful, load
2. trick
3. battle, charge
4. bracket
5. herd
6. cattle given as tocher or dot

Usage notes

Always masculine in the west of Ross-shire.