orlach

See also: orłach and órlach

Irish

Alternative forms

• órlach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ordlach, from ordu (“thumb”).

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈəuɾˠl̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːɾˠl̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

orlach m (genitive singular orlaigh, nominative plural orlaí)

1. inch
2. bit, fragment

Declension

Declension of orlach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative orlach orlaí vocative a orlaigh a orlaí genitive orlaigh orlaí dative orlach orlaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-orlach na horlaí genitive an orlaigh na n-orlaí dative leis an orlach don orlach leis na horlaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of orlach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
orlach	n-orlach	horlach	t-orlach

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) “orlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 80
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “orlach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “orlach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024