Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ulcha, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pulu- (hair).

Noun

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ulcha f (genitive singular ulcha, nominative plural ulchaí)

  1. beard

Declension

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Declension of ulcha (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ulcha ulchaí
vocative a ulcha a ulchaí
genitive ulcha ulchaí
dative ulcha ulchaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ulcha na hulchaí
genitive na hulcha na n-ulchaí
dative leis an ulcha
don ulcha
leis na hulchaí

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of ulcha
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ulcha n-ulcha hulcha not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pulu- (hair). Cognate with Latin pilus.

Noun

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ulcha f

  1. beard

Declension

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Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ulchaeL ulchaiL ulchai
Vocative ulchaeL ulchaiL ulchai
Accusative ulchaiN ulchaiL ulchai
Genitive ulchae ulchaeL ulchaeN
Dative ulchaiL ulchaib ulchaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Mutation of ulcha
radical lenition nasalization
ulcha
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-ulcha

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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