coltach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

According to MacBain, "a contraction of co-amhuil-t-ach". Compare Irish cosúil (pre-reform spelling cosmhail) "like, resembling" from Old Irish cosmail.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠəx/, /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠt̪əx/

Adjective

coltach

  1. similar, like
    Tha iad coltach ri chèile. ― They're similar to one another.
    Cò ris a tha e coltach? ― What is it?/What does it look like?
  2. apparent, likely
  3. healthy looking

Usage notes
  • Used with the preposition ri.

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
coltachcholtach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “coltach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN

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