cúlriascach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From cúl (“back”) + riasc (“marsh, moor”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːlˠɾˠeːska(x)/, [ˈkuːlˠrˠɛə̯ska(x)]; (older) /ˈkuːlˠɾˠɤːska(x)/, [ˈkuːlˠrˠɤːska(x)][1]
Adjective edit
cúlriascach (genitive singular masculine cúlriascaigh, genitive singular feminine cúlriascaí, plural cúlriascacha, comparative cúlriascaí)
- lonely, desolate, remote, inaccessible (of a place)
Declension edit
Declension of cúlriascach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúlriascach | chúlriascach | cúlriascacha; chúlriascacha² | |
| Vocative | chúlriascaigh | cúlriascacha | ||
| Genitive | cúlriascaí | cúlriascacha | cúlriascach | |
| Dative | cúlriascach; chúlriascach¹ |
chúlriascach; chúlriascaigh (archaic) |
cúlriascacha; chúlriascacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cúlriascaí | |||
| Superlative | is cúlriascaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúlriascach | chúlriascach | gcúlriascach |
| 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 81
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cúilriascṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 209
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúlriascach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN