mullach
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠəˈl̪ˠɑx/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʊl̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʌl̪ˠa(x)/
Noun
mullach m (genitive singular mullaigh, nominative plural mullaí)
- top
- crown (topmost part of the head)
- Synonym: baithis
- (geology) eminence (elevated land area or hill)
- ridge (highest point on a roof)
- summit (top of a mountain)
Declension
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Derived terms
- anuas sa mhullach ar (“down on, severe on”)
- dlaoi mhullaigh
- isteach sa mhullach ar (“crowding in upon”)
- sa mhullach ar (“on top of, upon”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mullach | mhullach | 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
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 17, page 11
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mullaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 502
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mullach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mullach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mullach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Old Irish
Etymology
From mul (“lump, heap”) + -lach (locative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul͈əx/
Noun
mullach m
- top
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
- di mulluch int slebe
- from the top of the mountain
- c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 72, pages 115-179:
- Iarsin trosc[ud] tanaise ro·tuit in tenid co rro·loisc hé o mulluch co talmin.
- After [Máel Ruain's] second fasting, fire came down [on the king] and burnt [the king] from head to toe.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mullach | mullachL | mullaigL |
| vocative | mullaig | mullachL | mullachuH |
| accusative | mullachN | mullachL | mullachuH |
| genitive | mullaigL | mullach | mullachN |
| dative | mulluchL | mullachaib | mullachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| mullach also mmullach in h-prothesis environments |
mullach pronounced with /β̃-/ |
mullach also mmullach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul̪ˠəx/
Noun
mullach m (genitive singular mullaich, plural mullaichean)