aoileach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish aílech, related to synonymous Old Irish aíledu.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈiːlʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːlʲa(x)/

Noun

aoileach m (genitive singular aoiligh)

1. dung, farmyard manure

Declension

Declension of aoileach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aoileach vocative a aoiligh genitive aoiligh dative aoileach forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-aoileach genitive an aoiligh dative leis an aoileach don aoileach

Derived terms

• carn aoiligh (“midden, dung hill”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aoileach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aoileach	n-aoileach	haoileach	t-aoileach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aoileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “aoileach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024