gliomach

Irish

Etymology

Cognate to Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.

Noun

gliomach m (genitive singular gliomaigh, nominative plural gliomaigh)

lobster

Declension

Declension of gliomach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gliomach	gliomaigh
Vocative	a ghliomaigh	a ghliomacha
Genitive	gliomaigh	gliomach
Dative	gliomach	gliomaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gliomach	na gliomaigh
Genitive	an ghliomaigh	na ngliomach
Dative	leis an ngliomach don ghliomach	leis na gliomaigh

Derived terms

ábhach gliomach m, aice gliomach f (“lobsterhole”)
gliomach carraige m (“rock lobster”)
gliomach fionnuisce m, gliomach Muire m (“crawfish”)
gliomach spíonach m (“spiny lobster”)
pota gliomach m (“lobster-pot”)

Related terms

gliomadóir m (“lobster-fisher”)
gliomadóireacht f (“lobster-fishing”)
gliomóg f (“(small) lobster”)
gliomshúileach (“lobster-eyed”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gliomach	ghliomach	ngliomach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"gliomach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “gliomach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gliomach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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