mullach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠəˈl̪ˠɑx/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʊl̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʊl̪ˠa(x)/
Noun edit
mullach m (genitive singular mullaigh, nominative plural mullaí)
- top
- crown (topmost part of the head)
- Synonym: baithis
- (geology) eminence (elevated land area or hill)
- ridge (highest point on a roof)
- summit (top of a mountain)
Declension edit
Declension of mullach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- sa mhullach ar (“on top of, upon”)
- isteach sa mhullach ar (“crowding in upon”)
- anuas sa mhullach ar (“down on, severe on”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mullach | mhullach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “mullaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 502
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mullach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mullach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mullach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
DIL assumes this to be mul (“lump, heap”) + -ach, but the lack of lenition on the l is unexplainable if this route is taken.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mullach m
- top
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
- di mulluch int slebe
- from the top of the mountain
- c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 72, pages 115-179:
- Iarsin trosc[ud] tanaise ro·tuit in tenid co rro·loisc hé o mulluch co talmin.
- After [Máel Ruain's] second fasting, fire came down [on the king] and burnt [the king] from head to toe.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | mullach | mullachL | mullaigL |
Vocative | mullaig | mullachL | mullachuH |
Accusative | mullachN | mullachL | mullachuH |
Genitive | mullaigL | mullach | mullachN |
Dative | mulluchL | mullachaib | mullachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
mullach also mmullach after a proclitic |
mullach pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mullach m (genitive singular mullaich, plural mullaichean)