colpach

Irish

Alternative forms

• colpthach

Etymology

From colpa +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlˠəpˠa(x)/, /ˈkɔl̪ˠəpˠa(x)/

Adjective

colpach (genitive singular masculine colpaigh, genitive singular feminine colpaí, plural colpacha, comparative colpaí)

1. large-calved; strong-legged

Declension

Declension of colpach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	colpach	cholpach	colpacha; cholpacha²
Vocative	cholpaigh		colpacha
Genitive		colpaí	colpacha	colpach
Dative	colpach; cholpach¹	cholpach; cholpaigh (archaic)	colpacha; cholpacha²
Comparative	níos colpaí
Superlative	is colpaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

colpach f (genitive singular colpaí, nominative plural colpacha)

1. yearling heifer or bullock, stirk

Declension

Declension of colpach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative colpach colpacha Vocative a cholpach a cholpacha Genitive colpaí colpach Dative colpach colpaigh (archaic, dialectal) colpacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cholpach na colpacha Genitive na colpaí na gcolpach Dative leis an gcolpach leis an gcolpaigh (archaic, dialectal) don cholpach don cholpaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na colpacha

Alternative forms

• colpa

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
colpach	cholpach	gcolpach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “colpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “colpach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “colpach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53