giolla rua

Irish

Noun

giolla rua m (genitive singular giolla rua, nominative plural giollaí rua)

1. gillaroo (Salmo stomachicus)

Declension

Declension of giolla rua (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative giolla rua giollaí rua vocative a ghiolla rua a ghiollaí rua genitive giolla rua giollaí rua dative giolla rua giollaí rua forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an giolla rua na giollaí rua genitive an ghiolla rua na ngiollaí rua dative leis an ngiolla rua don ghiolla rua leis na giollaí rua

Descendants

• → English: gillaroo
• →⇒ English: McElroy (from the surname Mac Giolla Ruaidh)

Mutation

Mutated forms of giolla rua

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giolla rua	ghiolla rua	ngiolla rua

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) “giolla rua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN