giolcach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gilcach. By surface analysis, giolc +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɨ̞lˠka(x)/, /ˈɟɨ̞l̪ˠka(x)/

Noun

giolcach f (genitive singular giolcaí, nominative plural giolcacha)

1. reed (grass-like plant), (collective) reeds

   Synonyms: cuiscreach, biorrach

2. cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof)

   Synonym: cána

Declension

Declension of giolcach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative giolcach giolcacha vocative a ghiolcach a ghiolcacha genitive giolcaí giolcach dative giolcach giolcaigh (archaic, dialectal) giolcacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghiolcach na giolcacha genitive na giolcaí na ngiolcach dative leis an ngiolcach leis an ngiolcaigh (archaic, dialectal) don ghiolcach don ghiolcaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na giolcacha

Derived terms

• sraith ghiolcach
• giolcach shléibhe (“broom (Fabaceae shrub)”)
• giolcach nimhe (“butcher's broom, knee holly”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of giolcach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giolcach	ghiolcach	ngiolcach

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

Further reading

• “giolcach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “giolcaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 362
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giolcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN