Albanach
See also: Albánach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Albanach. By surface analysis, Albain (“Scotland”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Albanach (genitive singular masculine Albanaigh, genitive singular feminine Albanaí, plural Albanacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Albanach
Derived terms
- uisce beatha Albanach (“Scotch whisky”)
Noun
Albanach m (genitive singular Albanaigh, nominative plural Albanaigh)
- a Scotsman
- (Christianity, historical, familiar) a Protestant, a Presbyterian
Declension
Declension of Albanach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Albanach | nAlbanach | hAlbanach | tAlbanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Albanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Albanaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Albanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Albanach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Albanach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53
- “Albanach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Middle Irish
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Albanach | unchanged | nAlbanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Albanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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