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Irish
Etymology
From urlaic (“to vomit”) + -ach.
Adjective
urlacach (genitive singular masculine urlacaigh, genitive singular feminine urlacaí, plural urlacacha, comparative urlacaí)
- (pharmacology) emetic
Declension
Noun
urlacach m (genitive singular urlacaigh, nominative plural urlacaigh)
- (pharmacology) vomitory, emetic
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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urlacach
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n-urlacach
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hurlacach
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urlacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “urlacach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “urlacach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024