portach

Irish

Etymology

From port (river bank) + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠəɾˠˈt̪ˠax/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠʌɾˠt̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Noun

portach m (genitive singular portaigh, nominative plural portaigh)

  1. bog
    Synonym: bogach
  2. turf bank

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
portach phortach bportach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 12

Further reading

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