giolla rua

Irish

Noun

giolla rua m (genitive singular giolla rua, nominative plural giollaí rua)

1. gillaroo (Salmo stomachicus)

Declension

Declension of giolla rua

Fourth declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative giolla rua giollaí rua Vocative a ghiolla rua a ghiollaí rua Genitive giolla rua giollaí rua Dative giolla rua giollaí rua

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an giolla rua na giollaí rua Genitive an ghiolla rua na ngiollaí rua Dative leis an ngiolla rua don ghiolla rua leis na giollaí rua

Descendants

• → English: gillaroo
• →⇒ English: McElroy (from the surname Mac Giolla Ruaidh)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
giolla rua	ghiolla rua	ngiolla rua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giolla rua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN