ultach

See also: Ultach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

ultach m (genitive singular ultaigh, nominative plural ultaigh)

1. armful, (breast-)load
2. load, burden

Declension

Declension of ultach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ultach ultaigh Vocative a ultaigh a ultacha Genitive ultaigh ultach Dative ultach ultaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ultach na hultaigh Genitive an ultaigh na n-ultach Dative leis an ultach don ultach leis na hultaigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ultach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ultach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ulathach, ulldach

Etymology

From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach.

Noun

ultach m (genitive singular ultaich, plural ultaichean)

1. armful (burden carried within the fold or grasp of the arms)
2. lapful
3. load
4. (Arran) burden on the back
5. bosom
6. lap
7. (Perthshire) bundle, faggot, or truss, fit to be carried on the back

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ultach	n-ultach	h-ultach	t-ultach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ultach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language