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ablach
ablach
Irish
Noun
ablach m (genitive singular ablaigh, nominative plural ablaigh)
Declension
Declension of ablach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
Adjective
ablach (genitive singular masculine ablaigh, genitive singular feminine ablaí, plural ablacha, comparative ablaí)
Declension
Declension of ablach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ablach | ablach¹ | ablacha³ | |
| Vocative | ablaigh¹ | ablach¹ | ablacha | |
| Genitive | ablaigh¹ | ablaí (obsolete) ablaighe |
ablacha | ablach |
| Dative | ablach² | ablach¹ (archaic) ablaigh¹ |
ablacha³ | |
| Comparative | ablaí (obsolete) ablaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ablach | n-ablach | hablach | t-ablach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ablach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 ablach (‘carcass, carrion’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scots
Etymology
Akin to Old Irish ablach (“carcass, corpse, carrion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ablach (plural ablachs)
- mangled carcase or body
- insignificant or contemptible person through lack of size or defect of will or intellect
- untidy or clumsy person, humourously for a child
- object defective through lack of size