moladh

Irish

Etymology 1

mol +‎ -adh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠə/[1]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠə/, /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠuː/, /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠu/, /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠu/[2]

Noun

moladh m (genitive singular molta, nominative plural moltaí)

  1. verbal noun of mol
  2. praise, commendation
  3. suggestion
  4. compliment
Declension
Declension of moladh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative moladh moltaí
Vocative a mholadh a mholtaí
Genitive molta moltaí
Dative moladh moltaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an moladh na moltaí
Genitive an mholta na moltaí
Dative leis an moladh

don mholadh

 leis na moltaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠəɡ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠəvˠ/, /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠuː/, /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠu/, /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠu/

Verb

moladh

  1. autonomous past indicative of mol

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠəx/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠətʲ/, (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠətʲ/; /ˈmˠɔlˠəx/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠəx/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠətʲ/, (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠətʲ/; /ˈmˠɔlˠuː/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɔlˠətʲ/, (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠətʲ/; /ˈmˠɔlˠu/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠɔl̪ˠu/

Verb

moladh

  1. inflection of mol:
    1. analytic past subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
moladh mholadh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 162, page 82
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 290, page 103

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

moladh m (genitive singular molaidh, plural molaidhean)

  1. verbal noun of mol
  2. praise

Synonyms
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