ultach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish ultach, from Old Irish utlach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach. === Pronunciation === (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈul̪ˠt̪ˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɞl̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ === Noun === ultach m (genitive singular ultaigh, nominative plural ultaigh) armful, (breast-)load load, burden ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ultach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “utlach, ultach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ultach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === ulathach, ulldach === Etymology === From Middle Irish ultach, from Old Irish utlach m (“lapful”), from uth + -lach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈul̪ˠt̪əx/ (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈʊl̪ˠt̪əx] === Noun === ultach m (genitive singular ultaich, plural ultaichean) armful (burden carried within the fold or grasp of the arms) lapful load (Arran) burden on the back bosom lap (Perthshire) bundle, faggot, or truss, fit to be carried on the back === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “ultach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN