lathach
See also: -lathach
Irish
Alternative forms
- laitheach
Etymology
From Old Irish lathach (“mire, puddle”),[1] from Old Irish loth (“mud, mire”) + -ach.[2]
MacBain derived this from Proto-Celtic *latyos (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *lat- (“damp, wet”), see also Old Norse leðja (“mud”), Albanian lag (“to moisten”).[3]
Matasović suggests Proto-Celtic *lutā (“mud, dirt”) from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“dirt, mud”).[4]
Pronunciation
- (Galway) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑːx/[5], /ˈl̪ˠɑhəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠaiç/[6] (probably a back-formation from the genitive laithche)
Noun
lathach f (genitive singular lathaí or laithche)
- mud (mixture of soil and water), puddle (homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit), slush (liquid mud or mire)
Declension
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lathach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 loth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “làthach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 224
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*lutā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 249-50
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 179
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 139, page 55
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “lathach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 420
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “lathach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “lathach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Old Irish
Etymology
From loth (“mud, mire”) + -ach.[1]
Noun
lathach f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lathachL | lathaigL | lathachaH |
| vocative | lathachL | lathaigL | lathachaH |
| accusative | lathaigN | lathaigL | lathachaH |
| genitive | lathaigeH | lathachL | lathachN |
| dative | lathaigL | lathachaib | lathachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| lathach also llathach in h-prothesis environments |
lathach pronounced with /l-/ |
lathach also llathach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 loth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lathach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language