ultach

See also: Ultach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

ultach m (genitive singular ultaigh, nominative plural ultaigh)

1. armful, (breast-)load
2. load, burden

Declension

Declension of ultach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ultach ultaigh vocative a ultaigh a ultacha genitive ultaigh ultach dative ultach ultaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ultach na hultaigh genitive an ultaigh na n-ultach dative leis an ultach don ultach leis na hultaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of ultach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ultach	n-ultach	hultach	t-ultach

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) “ultach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ultach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ulathach, ulldach

Etymology

From Old Irish utlach, ultach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈul̪ˠt̪əx/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈʊl̪ˠt̪əx]

Noun

ultach m (genitive singular ultaich, plural ultaichean)

1. armful (burden carried within the fold or grasp of the arms)
2. lapful
3. load
4. (Arran) burden on the back
5. bosom
6. lap
7. (Perthshire) bundle, faggot, or truss, fit to be carried on the back

Mutation

Mutation of ultach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ultach	n-ultach	h-ultach	t-ultach

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ultach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN