gealach

See also: Gealach

Irish
an ghealach

Etymology

From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic gealach and Manx giallagh.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈl̪ˠɑx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟalˠəx/, /ˈɟal̪ˠəx/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɟæl̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟalˠa(x)/, /ˈɟal̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

gealach f (genitive singular gealaí, nominative plural gealacha)

  1. (astronomy) moon
    Synonyms: éasca, mí, ré
  2. brightness (as of moon), moonlight
  3. white outer ring of boiled potato
    Synonym: gealach phráta

Declension
Declension of gealach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gealach gealacha
Vocative a ghealach a ghealacha
Genitive gealaí gealach
Dative gealach
gealaigh (in certain phrases)		 gealacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghealach na gealacha
Genitive na gealaí na ngealach
Dative leis an ngealach

don ghealach

 leis na gealacha

Derived terms
  • aghaidh na gealaí
  • bugaí gealaí
  • carr gealaí
  • céim na gealaí
  • ceo gealaí
  • ciogal gealaí
  • corrán gealaí
  • cráitéar gealaí
  • crith gealaí
  • cúlú gealaí
  • cúrsa na gealaí
  • damhsa na gealaí
  • deireadh gealaí
  • Dónall na gealaí
  • dreach gealaí
  • éiclips na gealaí
  • éirí na gealaí
  • féilire na gealaí
  • ga gealaí
  • gealach bháiteach
  • gealach chraorag
  • gealach dheirceach
  • gealach lán
  • gealach na gcoinleach
  • gealach na gcoinlíní
  • gealach nua
  • gealach thláith
  • gealach úr
  • lá gealaí
  • leath gealaí
  • líonadh gealaí
  • lus na gealaí
  • mí ghealaí
  • misean chun na gealaí
  • misean gealaí
  • modúl gealaí
  • nód gealaí
  • oíche ghealaí
  • oíche ré gealaí
  • rince na gealaí
  • sailchuach na gealaí
  • Seán na gealaí
  • solas na gealaí
  • spéirghealach
  • tírdhreach gealaí
  • tús gealaí
  • uabhar na gealaí
  • urú gealaí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gealach ghealach ngealach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Irish gealach and Manx giallagh.

Noun

gealach f (genitive singular gealaich, plural gealaichean)

  1. moon

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gealachghealach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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