giolcach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gilcach; surface analysis giolc + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɨ̞lˠka(x)/
Noun
giolcach f (genitive singular giolcaí, nominative plural giolcacha)
- reed (grass-like plant), (collective) reeds
- Synonyms: cuiscreach, biorrach
- cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof)
- Synonym: cána
Declension
Declension of giolcach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- sraith ghiolcach
- giolcach shléibhe (“broom (Fabaceae shrub)”)
- giolcach nimhe (“butcher's broom, knee holly”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| giolcach | ghiolcach | ngiolcach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “giolcach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gilcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “giolcaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 362
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “giolcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38
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