uallach

Irish

Etymology 1

From uall (“wail; howl, yell”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)

1. wailing; yelling, howling

Derived terms

• moncaí uallach (“howler monkey”)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)

1. giddy, light-headed, scatter-brained
2. skittish, excitable
3. vain, arrogant, proud

Derived terms

• arduallach (“haughty; vain, flighty”, adjective)
• uallachas m (“giddiness, light-headedness; skittishness, excitement; vanity, vainglory, pride”)

 

Related terms

• uaill (“light-headed, scatter-brained, person; vain person”)
• uallacht f, uallaíocht f

 

Declension

Declension of uallach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	uallach	uallach	uallacha
Vocative	uallaigh		uallacha
Genitive		uallaí	uallacha	uallach
Dative	uallach	uallach; uallaigh (archaic)	uallacha
Comparative	níos uallaí
Superlative	is uallaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uallach	n-uallach	huallach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uallach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “uallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024