urtlach

Irish

Alternative forms

• iarthlach, iorlach, iorthlach

Etymology

From Old Irish urtlach, utlach (“lapful”). Doublet of ultach (“armful”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiəɾˠhl̪ˠəx/ (corresponding to the form iarthlach)

Noun

urtlach m (genitive singular urtlaigh, nominative plural urtlaigh)

1. bag worn like an apron to gather potatoes when harvesting

Declension

Declension of urtlach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative urtlach urtlaigh vocative a urtlaigh a urtlacha genitive urtlaigh urtlach dative urtlach urtlaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-urtlach na hurtlaigh genitive an urtlaigh na n-urtlach dative leis an urtlach don urtlach leis na hurtlaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of urtlach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urtlach	n-urtlach	hurtlach	t-urtlach

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “iorthlach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urtlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN