gealach
See also: Gealach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic gealach and Manx giallagh.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈl̪ˠɑx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟalˠəx/[1], /ˈɟal̪ˠəx/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɟæl̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟalˠa(x)/, /ˈɟal̪ˠa(x)/
Noun
gealach f (genitive singular gealaí, nominative plural gealacha)
- (astronomy) moon
- brightness (as of moon), moonlight
- white outer ring of boiled potato
Declension
Synonyms
- (moon): éasca
- (white outer ring of boiled potato): gealach phráta
Derived terms
- aghaidh na gealaí
- bugaí gealaí
- carr gealaí
- céim na gealaí
- ceo gealaí
- ciogal gealaí
- corrán gealaí
- cráitéar gealaí
- crith gealaí
- cúlú gealaí
- cúrsa na gealaí
- damhsa na gealaí
- deireadh gealaí
- Dónall na gealaí
- dreach gealaí
- éiclips na gealaí
- éirí na gealaí
- féilire na gealaí
- ga gealaí
- gealach bháiteach
- gealach chraorag
- gealach dheirceach
- gealach lán
- gealach na gcoinleach
- gealach na gcoinlíní
- gealach nua
- gealach thláith
- gealach úr
- lá gealaí
- leath gealaí
- líonadh gealaí
- lus na gealaí
- mí ghealaí
- misean chun na gealaí
- misean gealaí
- modúl gealaí
- nód gealaí
- oíche ghealaí
- oíche ré gealaí
- rince na gealaí
- sailchuach na gealaí
- Seán na gealaí
- solas na gealaí
- spéirghealach
- tírdhreach gealaí
- tús gealaí
- uabhar na gealaí
- urú gealaí
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gealach | ghealach | ngealach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 132
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gealach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gealach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Irish gealach and Manx giallagh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲal̪ˠəx/[1]
Noun
gealach f (genitive singular gealaich, plural gealaichean)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| gealach | ghealach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) “The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire”, in A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, volume II, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 15