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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mullach.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mullach m (genitive singular mullaigh, nominative plural mullaí)

  1. top
  2. crown (topmost part of the head)
    Synonym: baithis
  3. (geology) eminence (elevated land area or hill)
  4. ridge (highest point on a roof)
  5. summit (top of a mountain)

Declension

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Declension of mullach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative mullach mullaí
vocative a mhullaigh a mhullaí
genitive mullaigh mullaí
dative mullach mullaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mullach na mullaí
genitive an mhullaigh na mullaí
dative leis an mullach
don mhullach 		leis na mullaí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of mullach
radical lenition eclipsis
mullach mhullach not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mullach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 17, page 11

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From mul (“lump, heap”) +‎ -lach (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.l̪əx/
    • (Blasse) [ˈmu.l̪ax]
    • (Griffith) [ˈmu.l̪əx]

Noun

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mullach m

  1. top
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:mullach.

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative mullach mullachL mullaigL
vocative mullaig mullachL mullachuH
accusative mullachN mullachL mullachuH
genitive mullaigL mullach mullachN
dative mulluchL mullachaib mullachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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Mutation

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Mutation of mullach
radical lenition nasalization
mullach
also mmullach in h-prothesis environments		 mullach
pronounced with /β̃-/		 mullach
also mmullach

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

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mullach.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mullach m (genitive singular mullaich, plural mullaichean)

  1. top
  2. crest, ridge, summit, peak
  3. roof
  4. ceiling
  5. lid
  6. crown
  7. upland, height

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of mullach
radical lenition
mullach mhullach

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

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