cúlriascach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cúl (“back”) + riasc (“marsh, moor”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːlˠɾˠeːska(x)/, [ˈkuːlˠrˠɛə̯ska(x)]; (older) /ˈkuːlˠɾˠɤːska(x)/, [ˈkuːlˠrˠɤːska(x)][1]
Adjective
[edit]cúlriascach (genitive singular masculine cúlriascaigh, genitive singular feminine cúlriascaí, plural cúlriascacha, comparative cúlriascaí)
- lonely, desolate, remote, inaccessible (of a place)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | cúlriascach | chúlriascach | cúlriascacha; chúlriascacha2 | |
vocative | chúlriascaigh | cúlriascacha | ||
genitive | cúlriascaí | cúlriascacha | cúlriascach | |
dative | cúlriascach; chúlriascach1 |
chúlriascach; chúlriascaigh (archaic) |
cúlriascacha; chúlriascacha2 | |
Comparative | níos cúlriascaí | |||
Superlative | is cúlriascaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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cúlriascach | chúlriascach | gcúlriascach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cúilriascṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 209
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúlriascach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN