giolcach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gilcach.[1] By surface analysis, giolc + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɨ̞lˠka(x)/, /ˈɟɨ̞l̪ˠka(x)/[2]

Noun

giolcach f (genitive singular giolcaí, nominative plural giolcacha)

  1. reed (grass-like plant), (collective) reeds
    Synonyms: cuiscreach, biorrach
  2. cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof)
    Synonym: cána

Declension

Derived terms

  • sraith ghiolcach
  • giolcach shléibhe (broom (Fabaceae shrub))
  • giolcach nimhe (butcher's broom, knee holly)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giolcach ghiolcach ngiolcach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), gilcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38

Further reading

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