ulchabhán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Gaelic ulchobc(h)án, ulchubc(h)án (“owl”). Might consist of ul- from Latin ulula (“owl”) + Classical Gaelic cobcan (some kind of bird), which is perhaps from Old English hafoc (“hawk”) + -án (diminutive suffix).[1]
Noun edit
ulchabhán m (genitive singular ulchabháin, nominative plural ulchabháin)
- owl
- Synonym: cailleach oíche
Declension edit
Declension of ulchabhán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- cearc ulchabháin f (“Jenny owl”)
- gearrcach ulchabháin m (“owlet”)
- mionulchabhán m (“Eurasian pygmy owl”)
- rí-ulchabhán m (“eagle owl”)
- ulchabhán beag m (“little owl”)
- ulchabhán donn m (“tawny owl”)
- ulchabhán mór m (“stock-owl”)
- ulchabhán réisc m (“short-eared owl”)
- ulchabhán scopach m (“scops(-owl)”)
- ulchabhán síofrach m (“elf owl”)
- ulchabhán sneachtúil m (“snowy owl”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ulchabhán | n-ulchabhán | hulchabhán | t-ulchabhán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) “ulchobc(h)án”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume T U, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page U-24
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ulchabhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ulchobc(h)án, ulchubc(h)án”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ulchabhán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ulchabhán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.