lachtach

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Irish

Etymology

From lacht (“milk; yield of milk”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxt̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxt̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

lachtach (genitive singular masculine lachtaigh, genitive singular feminine lachtaí, plural lachtacha, not comparable)

lactic, milky
1. (of eyes) tearful
2. Alternative form of leachtach (“liquid”)

Declension

Declension of *lachtach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	lachtach	lachtach	lachtacha
vocative	lachtaigh	lachtach	lachtacha
genitive	lachtaigh	lachtaí	lachtacha	lachtach
dative	lachtach	lachtach; lachtaigh (archaic)	lachtacha
Comparative	níos lachtaí
Superlative	is lachtaí

Derived terms

aigéad lachtach m (“lactic acid”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lachtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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