lachtach

Irish

Etymology

From lacht (“milk; yield of milk”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxt̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxt̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

lachtach (genitive singular masculine lachtaigh, genitive singular feminine lachtaí, plural lachtacha, not comparable)

  1. lactic, milky
    1. (of eyes) tearful
    2. Alternative form of leachtach (“liquid”)

Declension
Declension of lachtach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative lachtach lachtach lachtacha
Vocative lachtaigh lachtacha
Genitive lachtaí lachtacha lachtach
Dative lachtach lachtach;
lachtaigh (archaic)		 lachtacha
Comparative níos lachtaí
Superlative is lachtaí

Derived terms

References
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