gliomach

Irish

Etymology

Cognate to Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Noun

gliomach m (genitive singular gliomaigh, nominative plural gliomaigh)

lobster

Declension

Declension of gliomach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gliomach	gliomaigh
Vocative	a ghliomaigh	a ghliomacha
Genitive	gliomaigh	gliomach
Dative	gliomach	gliomaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gliomach	na gliomaigh
Genitive	an ghliomaigh	na ngliomach
Dative	leis an ngliomach don ghliomach	leis na gliomaigh

Derived terms

Terms derived from gliomach

ábhach gliomach m, aice gliomach f (“lobsterhole”)
gliomach carraige m (“rock lobster”)

gliomach fionnuisce m, gliomach Muire m (“crawfish”)
gliomach spíonach m (“spiny lobster”)

pota gliomach m (“lobster-pot”)

Related terms

Terms related to gliomach

gliomadóir m (“lobster-fisher”)

gliomadóireacht f (“lobster-fishing”)

gliomóg f (“(small) lobster”)

gliomshúileach (“lobster-eyed”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gliomach	ghliomach	ngliomach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"gliomach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “gliomach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gliomach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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