collach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cullach m (“boar; stallion”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈl̪ˠɑx]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkɔl̪ˠəx]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkʌl̪ˠax], [ˈkʌl̪ˠah]

Noun

collach m (genitive singular collaigh, nominative plural collaigh)

  1. boar (male pig)
  2. male crab
  3. crude, fleshy, person

Declension

Synonyms

  • (male crab): collach portáin

Derived terms

  • fia-chollach m (“wild boar”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
collach chollach gcollach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "collach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “cullach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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