ulchabhán
Irish
ulchabhán
Alternative forms
- ulagán, ulcachán, ulchabhchán
Etymology
From Old Irish ulchobc(h)án, ulchubc(h)án (“owl”).
Noun
ulchabhán m (genitive singular ulchabháin, nominative plural ulchabháin)
- owl
- Synonym: cailleach oíche
Declension
Declension of ulchabhán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cearc ulchabháin f (“Jenny owl”)
- gearrcach ulchabháin m (“owlet”)
- mionulchabhán m (“Eurasian pygmy owl”)
- rí-ulchabhán m (“eagle owl”)
- ulchabhán beag m (“little owl”)
- ulchabhán donn m (“tawny owl”)
- ulchabhán mór m (“stock-owl”)
- ulchabhán réisc m (“short-eared owl”)
- ulchabhán scopach m (“scops(-owl)”)
- ulchabhán síofrach m (“elf owl”)
- ulchabhán sneachtúil m (“snowy owl”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ulchabhán | n-ulchabhán | hulchabhán | t-ulchabhán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ulchabhán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ulchobc(h)án, ulchubc(h)án” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “ulchabhán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ulchabhán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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