priaclach

Irish

Alternative forms

piaclach (Munster)
peiriaclach (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

Contracted from Classical Gaelic peiriaclach;^[2] compare Scottish Gaelic peirigleach. By surface analysis, priacal +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲiəkəl̪ˠəx/^[3] (corresponding to the form piaclach)

Adjective

priaclach (genitive singular masculine priaclaigh, genitive singular feminine piaclaí, plural priaclacha, comparative piaclaí)

dangerous, perilous, risky
anxious, troubled

Declension

Declension of *priaclach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	priaclach	phriaclach	priaclacha; phriaclacha²
vocative	phriaclaigh	phriaclach	priaclacha
genitive	phriaclaigh	priaclaí	priaclacha	priaclach
dative	priaclach; phriaclach¹	phriaclach; phriaclaigh (archaic)	priaclacha; phriaclacha²
Comparative	níos priaclaí
Superlative	is priaclaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

(dangerous, perilous, risky): contúirteach, baolach, dainséarach
(anxious, troubled): buartha

Mutation

Mutated forms of *priaclach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
priaclach	phriaclach	bpriaclach

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

References

^ “priaclach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “peiriaclach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 228, page 115