ablach

Irish

Etymology 1

Perhaps from or related to Middle Irish apach (“corpse, remains, entrails”) (see abach).

Noun

ablach m (genitive singular ablaigh, nominative plural ablaigh)

  1. carcass; carrion
  2. (of person) hulk
Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

ablach (genitive singular masculine ablaigh, genitive singular feminine ablaí, plural ablacha, comparative ablaí)

  1. fat, soft
Declension

Mutation

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

Further reading

Scots

Etymology

Akin to Old Irish ablach (“carcass, corpse, carrion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈabləx], [ˈablɪç]
  • (Mid Northern Scots) IPA(key): [ˈeblɪç]

Noun

ablach (plural ablachs)

  1. mangled carcass or body
  2. insignificant or contemptible person through lack of size or defect of will or intellect
  3. untidy or clumsy person
  4. (humorous) child
  5. an object defective through lack of size
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