midlach

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Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

midlach (comparative midlachu)

  1. cowardly

Noun

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

  1. coward, weakling
  2. person incapable of bearing arms
  3. person of low social class
  4. weak-witted person

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: miodhlach

Mutation

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

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