gliomach

Irish

Etymology

gliomach

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟlʲɨ̞ˈmˠax/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲɨ̞mˠa(x)/

Noun

gliomach m (genitive singular gliomaigh, nominative plural gliomaigh)

lobster

Declension

Declension of gliomach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gliomach	gliomaigh
Vocative	a ghliomaigh	a ghliomacha
Genitive	gliomaigh	gliomach
Dative	gliomach	gliomaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gliomach	na gliomaigh
Genitive	an ghliomaigh	na ngliomach
Dative	leis an ngliomach don ghliomach	leis na gliomaigh

Derived terms

ábhach gliomach m (“lobsterhole”)
aice gliomach f (“lobsterhole”)
gliomach carraige m (“rock lobster”)
gliomach fionnuisce m (“crawfish”)
gliomach Muire m (“crawfish”)
gliomach spíonach m (“spiny lobster”)
pota gliomach m (“lobster-pot”)

Related terms

gliomadóir m (“lobster-fisher”)
gliomadóireacht f (“lobster-fishing”)
gliomóg f (“(small) lobster”)
gliomshúileach (“lobster-eyed”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gliomach	ghliomach	ngliomach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gliomach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “gliomach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gliomach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21

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