ablach

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps from or related to Middle Irish apach (corpse, remains, entrails) (see abach).

Noun

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ablach m (genitive singular ablaigh, nominative plural ablaigh)

  1. carcass; carrion
  2. hulk (of person)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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ablach (genitive singular masculine ablaigh, genitive singular feminine ablaí, plural ablacha, comparative ablaí)

  1. fat, soft
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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ablach n-ablach hablach t-ablach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Old Irish ablach (carcass, corpse, carrion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ablach (plural ablachs)

  1. A mangled carcass or dead body.
  2. A body not necessarily dead but maimed or reduced to a pitiable condition.
  3. An insignificant or contemptible person through lack of size or defect of will or intellect.
  4. An untidy or clumsy person.
  5. (humorous) child
  6. An object defective through lack of size.

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