midlach

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Middle Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiðlax/, /ˈmʲiðləx/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiɣlax/, /ˈmʲiɣləx/

Adjective

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midlach (comparative midlachu)

  1. cowardly

Noun

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midlach f (genitive singular midlaige) or
midlach m (genitive singular midlaig)

  1. coward, weakling
  2. person incapable of bearing arms
  3. person of low social class
  4. weak-witted person

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: miodhlach

Mutation

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Mutation of midlach
radical lenition nasalization
midlach midlach
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/		 unchanged

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

Further reading

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