giomach

Irish

Noun

giomach m (genitive singular giomaigh, nominative plural giomaigh)

1. Ulster form of gliomach (“lobster”)

Declension

Declension of giomach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative giomach giomaigh vocative a ghiomaigh a ghiomacha genitive giomaigh giomach dative giomach giomaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an giomach na giomaigh genitive an ghiomaigh na ngiomach dative leis an ngiomach don ghiomach leis na giomaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of giomach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giomach	ghiomach	ngiomach

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

Further reading

• Scharff, R. F. (1916) On the Irish Names of Invertebrate Animals, Belfast: I. N. J. Committee

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Cognate with Irish gliomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiməx/

Noun

giomach m (genitive singular giomaich, plural giomaich)

1. lobster

Mutation

Mutation of giomach

radical	lenition
giomach	ghiomach

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

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “giomach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN