collach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cullach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish cullach (“boar; stallion”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈl̪ˠɑx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkol̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌl̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

collach m (genitive singular collaigh, nominative plural collaigh)

1. boar (male pig)
2. male crab

   Synonym: collach portáin

3. crude, fleshy, person

Declension

Declension of collach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative collach collaigh vocative a chollaigh a chollacha genitive collaigh collach dative collach collaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an collach na collaigh genitive an chollaigh na gcollach dative leis an gcollach don chollach leis na collaigh

Derived terms

• fia-chollach (“wild boar”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of collach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
collach	chollach	gcollach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “collach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “collach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “collach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025