lachtach

Irish

Etymology

From lacht (“milk; yield of milk”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxt̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

lachtach (genitive singular masculine lachtaigh, genitive singular feminine lachtaí, plural lachtacha, not comparable)

1. lactic, milky
   1. (of eyes) tearful
   2. Alternative form of leachtach (“liquid”)

Declension

Declension of lachtach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	lachtach	lachtach	lachtacha
Vocative	lachtaigh		lachtacha
Genitive		lachtaí	lachtacha	lachtach
Dative	lachtach	lachtach; lachtaigh (archaic)	lachtacha
Comparative	níos lachtaí
Superlative	is lachtaí

Derived terms

• aigéad lachtach m (“lactic acid”)

References

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