Albanach

See also: Albánach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Albanach. By surface analysis, Albain (“Scotland”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈalˠəbˠənˠəx/, /ˈal̪ˠəbˠən̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈalˠəbˠənˠa(x)/, /ˈal̪ˠəbˠən̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

Albanach (genitive singular masculine Albanaigh, genitive singular feminine Albanaí, plural Albanacha, not comparable)

1. Scottish

Declension

Declension of Albanach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Albanach	Albanach	Albanacha
Vocative	Albanaigh		Albanacha
Genitive		Albanaí	Albanacha	Albanach
Dative	Albanach	Albanach; Albanaigh (archaic)	Albanacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• uisce beatha Albanach (“Scotch whisky”)

Noun

Albanach m (genitive singular Albanaigh, nominative plural Albanaigh)

1. a Scotsman
2. (Christianity, historical, familiar) a Protestant, a Presbyterian

Declension

Declension of Albanach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Albanach Albanaigh Vocative a Albanaigh a Albanacha Genitive Albanaigh Albanach Dative Albanach Albanaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tAlbanach na hAlbanaigh Genitive an Albanaigh na nAlbanach Dative leis an Albanach don Albanach leis na hAlbanaigh

Related terms

• Albain f (“Scotland”)
• Albainis f (“the Scots language”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Albanach	nAlbanach	hAlbanach	tAlbanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Albanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Albanaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Albanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Albanach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Albanach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53
• “Albanach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Albu (“Scotland, Britain”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈal(ə)bənəx]

Adjective

Albanach

1. Scottish

Noun

Albanach m

1. Scot, Scotsman

Descendants

• Irish: Albanach
• Manx: Albinagh
• Scottish Gaelic: Albannach

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Albanach	unchanged	nAlbanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Albanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language