giolcach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gilcach.[1] By surface analysis, giolc +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɨ̞lˠka(x)/, /ˈɟɨ̞l̪ˠka(x)/[2]

Noun

giolcach f (genitive singular giolcaí, nominative plural giolcacha)

  1. reed (grass-like plant), (collective) reeds
    Synonyms: cuiscreach, biorrach
  2. cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof)
    Synonym: cána

Declension
Declension of giolcach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative giolcach giolcacha
Vocative a ghiolcach a ghiolcacha
Genitive giolcaí giolcach
Dative giolcach
giolcaigh (archaic, dialectal)		 giolcacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghiolcach na giolcacha
Genitive na giolcaí na ngiolcach
Dative leis an ngiolcach
leis an ngiolcaigh (archaic, dialectal)

don ghiolcach
don ghiolcaigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na giolcacha

Derived terms
  • sraith ghiolcach
  • giolcach shléibhe (“broom (Fabaceae shrub)”)
  • giolcach nimhe (“butcher's broom, knee holly”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giolcach ghiolcach ngiolcach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gilcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38

Further reading
  • “giolcach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “giolcaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 362
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giolcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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