ulchabhán

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Irish

ulchabhán

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Etymology

From Classical Gaelic ulchobc(h)án, ulchubc(h)án (owl). Might consist of ul- from Latin ulula (owl) + Classical Gaelic cobcan (some kind of bird), which is perhaps from Old English hafoc (hawk) + -án (diminutive suffix).[1]

Noun

ulchabhán m (genitive singular ulchabháin, nominative plural ulchabháin)

  1. owl
    Synonym: cailleach oíche

Declension

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ulchabhán n-ulchabhán hulchabhán t-ulchabhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) “ulchobc(h)án”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume T U, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page U-24

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