midlach

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• midlaech

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiðlax/, /ˈmʲiðləx/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiɣlax/, /ˈmʲiɣləx/

Adjective

midlach (comparative midlachu)

1. cowardly

Noun

midlach f (genitive singular midlaige) or
midlach m (genitive singular midlaig)

1. coward, weakling
2. person incapable of bearing arms
3. person of low social class
4. weak-witted person

Derived terms

• midlachas
• midlachda
• midlaigecht

 

Descendants

• Irish: miodhlach

Mutation

Mutation of midlach

radical	lenition	nasalization
midlach	midlach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “midlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language