ulcha

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ulcha, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pulu- (“hair”).

Noun

ulcha f (genitive singular ulcha, nominative plural ulchaí)

  1. beard

Declension

Declension of ulcha (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ulcha ulchaí
vocative a ulcha a ulchaí
genitive ulcha ulchaí
dative ulcha ulchaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ulcha na hulchaí
genitive na hulcha na n-ulchaí
dative leis an ulcha
don ulcha 		leis na hulchaí

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ulcha
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ulcha n-ulcha hulcha not applicable

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pulu- (“hair”). Cognate with Latin pilus.

Noun

ulcha f

  1. beard

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ulchaeL ulchaiL ulchai
vocative ulchaeL ulchaiL ulchai
accusative ulchaiN ulchaiL ulchai
genitive ulchae ulchaeL ulchaeN
dative ulchaiL ulchaib ulchaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of ulcha
radical lenition nasalization
ulcha
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 ulcha n-ulcha

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

References

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