umhlacht
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From umhal (“humble, submissive; dutiful, obedient; ready, willing; lithe, supple, pliant”) + -acht.
Noun edit
umhlacht f (genitive singular umhlachta)
- Synonym of umhlaíocht (“humility; submission, obedience; dutifulness, respect”)
Declension edit
Declension of umhlacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
umhlacht | n-umhlacht | humhlacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “umhla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN