cúlphlaic

Irish

Etymology

From cúl +‎ plaic.

Noun

cúlphlaic f (genitive singular cúlphlaice, nominative plural cúlphlaiceanna)

  1. (anatomy) occiput
    Synonym: ocsapat

Declension

Declension of cúlphlaic (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cúlphlaic cúlphlaiceanna
vocative a chúlphlaic a chúlphlaiceanna
genitive cúlphlaice cúlphlaiceanna
dative cúlphlaic cúlphlaiceanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chúlphlaic na cúlphlaiceanna
genitive na cúlphlaice na gcúlphlaiceanna
dative leis an gcúlphlaic
don chúlphlaic
leis na cúlphlaiceanna

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúlphlaic
radical lenition eclipsis
cúlphlaic chúlphlaic gcúlphlaic

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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