gliomach

Irish

Etymology

gliomach

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟlʲɨ̞ˈmˠax/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲɨ̞mˠa(x)/

Noun

gliomach m (genitive singular gliomaigh, nominative plural gliomaigh)

1. lobster

Declension

Declension of gliomach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gliomach gliomaigh vocative a ghliomaigh a ghliomacha genitive gliomaigh gliomach dative gliomach gliomaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gliomach na gliomaigh genitive an ghliomaigh na ngliomach dative leis an ngliomach don ghliomach leis na gliomaigh

Derived terms

• ábhach gliomach m (“lobsterhole”)
• aice gliomach f (“lobsterhole”)
• gliomach carraige m (“rock lobster”)
• gliomach fionnuisce m (“crawfish”)
• gliomach Muire m (“crawfish”)
• gliomach spíonach m (“spiny lobster”)
• pota gliomach m (“lobster-pot”)

 

Related terms

• gliomadóir m (“lobster-fisher”)
• gliomadóireacht f (“lobster-fishing”)
• gliomóg f (“(small) lobster”)
• gliomshúileach (“lobster-eyed”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gliomach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gliomach	ghliomach	ngliomach

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) “gliomach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gliomach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gliomach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024