culaith

Irish

Alternative forms

culaidh
culuidh, culuith (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish cula(i)d (“equipment, gear; attire, suit”).^[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic culaidh and Manx cullee.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): (Cork) /kl̪ˠɪh/^[2]; (Kerry) /kəˈl̪ˠɞh/ ~ /kl̪ˠɞh/^[3], /kl̪ˠo/^[4]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): (Galway) /ˈkolˠə/^[5] ~ /ˈkɞlˠə/^[6], /ˈkulˠ(h)ə/^[7]; (Mayo) /ˈkolˠiː/^[8]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌlˠi/^[9]

Noun

culaith f (genitive singular culaithe, nominative plural cultacha)

suit (of clothes), dress, apparel
gear, equipment

Declension

Declension of culaith (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	culaith	cultacha
vocative	a chulaith	a chultacha
genitive	culaithe	cultacha
dative	culaith	cultacha

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an chulaith	na cultacha
genitive	na culaithe	na gcultacha
dative	leis an gculaith don chulaith	leis na cultacha

Derived terms

Related terms

culaithirt f (“dress; gear, trapping”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *culaith*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
culaith	chulaith	gculaith

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cula(i)d”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 59, page 15; reprinted 1988
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 262, page 133
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 275, page 130
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 112, page 49
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 157
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 64
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 56, page 15
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 457, page 170; reprinted 1979