cúlriascach

Irish

Alternative forms

cúlriascmhar, cúlriascúil

Etymology

From cúl (“back”) +‎ riasc (“marsh, moor”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlˠɾˠeːska(x)/, [ˈkuːlˠrˠɛə̯ska(x)]; (older) /ˈkuːlˠɾˠɤːska(x)/, [ˈkuːlˠrˠɤːska(x)][1]

Adjective

cúlriascach (genitive singular masculine cúlriascaigh, genitive singular feminine cúlriascaí, plural cúlriascacha, comparative cúlriascaí)

lonely, desolate, remote, inaccessible (of a place)

Declension

Declension of cúlriascach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	cúlriascach	chúlriascach	cúlriascacha; chúlriascacha²
Vocative	chúlriascaigh	chúlriascach	cúlriascacha
Genitive	chúlriascaigh	cúlriascaí	cúlriascacha	cúlriascach
Dative	cúlriascach; chúlriascach¹	chúlriascach; chúlriascaigh (archaic)	cúlriascacha; chúlriascacha²
Comparative	níos cúlriascaí
Superlative	is cúlriascaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúlriascach	chúlriascach	gcúlriascach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81