giomach

Irish

Noun

giomach m (genitive singular giomaigh, nominative plural giomaigh)

  1. Ulster form of gliomach (“lobster”)

Declension

Declension of giomach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative giomach giomaigh
vocative a ghiomaigh a ghiomacha
genitive giomaigh giomach
dative giomach giomaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an giomach na giomaigh
genitive an ghiomaigh na ngiomach
dative leis an ngiomach
don ghiomach 		leis na giomaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of giomach
radical lenition eclipsis
giomach ghiomach ngiomach

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

Further reading

  • Scharff, R. F. (1916) On the Irish Names of Invertebrate Animals, Belfast: I. N. J. Committee

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Cognate with Irish gliomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ̊ʲĩməx/[1]

Noun

giomach m (genitive singular giomaich, plural giomaich)

  1. lobster

Mutation

Mutation of giomach
radical lenition
giomach ghiomach

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

Further reading

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