midlach

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

midlaech

Pronunciation

(earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiðlax/, /ˈmʲiðləx/
(later) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiɣlax/, /ˈmʲiɣləx/

Adjective

midlach (comparative midlachu)

cowardly

Noun

midlach f (genitive singular midlaige) or
midlach m (genitive singular midlaig)

coward, weakling
person incapable of bearing arms
person of low social class
weak-witted person

Derived terms

Descendants

Irish: miodhlach

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
midlach	midlach pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “midlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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