marcach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish marcach.

Pronunciation

Noun

marcach m (genitive singular marcaigh, nominative plural marcaigh)

  1. rider, horseman; jockey
  2. cavalryman; (plural) cavalry
  3. (historical) cavalier
  4. (nautical) rider
  5. (agriculture) corn sprout

Declension

Declension of marcach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative marcach marcaigh
vocative a mharcaigh a mharcacha
genitive marcaigh marcach
dative marcach marcaigh
marcachaibh (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an marcach na marcaigh
genitive an mharcaigh na marcach
dative leis an marcach
don mharcach 		leis na marcaigh

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • banmharcach (“horsewoman”)
  • cóta marcaigh (“riding-coat”)
  • feadhain marcach (“troop of horsemen”)
  • marcach cinnireachta (“postillion”)
  • marcach toinne (“surf-rider”)
  • marcachán (“little rider, little horseman”)
  • marcachas (“horsemanship”)
  • oifigeach marcach (“cavalry officer”)
  • patról marcach (“mounted patrol”)
  • piostal marcaigh (“horse-pistol”)
  • marcaigh (“ride”, verb)
  • marcaíocht (“(act of) riding, horsemanship; ride; drive, lift”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of marcach
radical lenition eclipsis
marcach mharcach not applicable

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *markākos. Equivalent to marc (“horse”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmarkax/

Noun

marcach m (genitive marcaig, nominative plural marcaig)

  1. rider, horseman

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative marcach marcachL marcaigL
vocative marcaig marcachL marcachuH
accusative marcachN marcachL marcachuH
genitive marcaigL marcach marcachN
dative marcuchL marcachaib marcachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • marcachas
  • marcachdae
  • marcaigecht

Descendants

  • Irish: marcach
  • Manx: markiagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: marcach

Mutation

Mutation of marcach
radical lenition nasalization
marcach
also mmarcach in h-prothesis environments		 marcach
pronounced with /β̃-/		 marcach
also mmarcach

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

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.t͡sax/
  • Rhymes: -art͡sax
  • Syllabification: mar‧cach

Noun

marcach m

  1. locative plural of marzec

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish marcach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾxkəx/

Noun

marcach m

  1. rider, horseman
  2. cavalier, knight
  3. jockey

Synonyms

  • marcaiche

Adjective

marcach

  1. equestrian

Mutation

Mutation of marcach
radical lenition
marcach mharcach

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “marcach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 marcach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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