iargúlta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • iargúil, iargúlach
  • iargcúldha, iargcúlta, iargcúltha (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From iargúil +‎ -ta

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /iəɾˠˈɡuːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈjiəɾˠəɡuːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[3] (as if spelled dhiaragúlta)

Adjective

iargúlta

  1. remote (distant or otherwise unaccessible), isolated, out of the way
    Synonym: scoite
    áit iargúlta ― a remote place
  2. solitary (not much visited or frequented; remote from society)
    Synonyms: cúlráideach, uaigneach
  3. wild, desolate, backward
  4. uncouth, churlish
    Synonyms: doicheallach, tútach

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of iargúlta
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iargúlta n-iargúlta hiargúlta not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ “iargúlta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 222, page 113
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 193, page 74

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