gláedach

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaːi̯ðax/

Etymology 1

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Noun

gláedach f

1. verbal noun of gláedid
2. calling, crying out, shouting

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gláedachL	gláedaigL	gláedachaH
Vocative	gláedachL	gláedaigL	gláedachaH
Accusative	gláedaigN	gláedaigL	gláedachaH
Genitive	gláedaigeH	gláedachL	gláedachN
Dative	gláedaigL	gláedachaib	gláedachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: glaoch

Etymology 2

gláed (“shout, loud call”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

gláedach

1. noisy, blustering

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gláedach	gláedach	gláedach
Vocative	gláedaig* gláedach**
Accusative	gláedach	gláedaig
Genitive	gláedaig	gláedaige	gláedaig
Dative	gláedach	gláedaig	gláedach
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	gláedaig	gláedacha
Vocative	gláedachu gláedacha†
Accusative	gláedachu gláedacha†
Genitive	gláedach
Dative	gláedachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Mutation of gláedach

radical	lenition	nasalization
gláedach	gláedach pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngláedach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gláedach ‘calling’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gláedach ‘noisy’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language