uallach

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Irish

Etymology 1

From uall (“wail; howl, yell”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)

  1. wailing; yelling, howling
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Adjective

uallach (genitive singular masculine uallaigh, genitive singular feminine uallaí, plural uallacha, comparative uallaí)

  1. giddy, light-headed, scatter-brained
  2. skittish, excitable
  3. vain, arrogant, proud
Derived terms
  • arduallach (“haughty; vain, flighty”, adjective)
  • uallachas m (“giddiness, light-headedness; skittishness, excitement; vanity, vainglory, pride”)

Declension

Declension of uallach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative uallach uallach uallacha
vocative uallaigh uallacha
genitive uallaí uallacha uallach
dative uallach uallach;
uallaigh (archaic) 		uallacha
Comparative níos uallaí
Superlative is uallaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of uallach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uallach n-uallach huallach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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