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/[1][2], /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠt̪əx/
  • (Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈkʰol̪ˠəx/[3], /ˈkʰol̪ˠt̪əx/

Adjective

coltach (comparative coltaiche)

  1. With the preposition ri: similar, like
    Synonym: cosail (Islay)
    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. reasonable
  4. healthy looking

Mutation

Mutation of coltach
radical lenition
coltach choltach

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 20

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “coltach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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