adhlaic

Irish

Etymology

Variant of adhnaic, from Old Irish ad·anaig (“to escort; to bury”).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈəil̪ˠəc/, /ˈɑːl̪ˠəc/

Verb

adhlaic (present analytic adhlacann, future analytic adhlacfaidh, verbal noun adhlacadh, past participle adhlactha) or
adhlaic (present analytic adhlaiceann, future analytic adhlaicfidh, verbal noun adhlaiceadh, past participle adhlaicthe)

1. (transitive) to bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)

   Synonym: cuir

   Antonym: dí-adhlaic

Conjugation

Standard inflection, with broad c before an ending

Conjugation of adhlaic (first conjugation – B)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	adhlacaim	adhlacann tú; adhlacair†	adhlacann sé, sí	adhlacaimid; adhlacann muid	adhlacann sibh	adhlacann siad; adhlacaid†	a adhlacann; a adhlacas	adhlactar
past	d'adhlaic mé; d'adhlacas / adhlaic mé‡; adhlacas‡	d'adhlaic tú; d'adhlacais / adhlaic tú‡; adhlacais‡	d'adhlaic sé, sí / adhlaic sé, sí‡	d'adhlacamar; d'adhlaic muid / adhlacamar‡; adhlaic muid‡	d'adhlaic sibh; d'adhlacabhair / adhlaic sibh‡; adhlacabhair‡	d'adhlaic siad; d'adhlacadar / adhlaic siad; adhlacadar‡	a d'adhlaic	adhlacadh; hadhlacadh†
past habitual	d'adhlacainn / adhlacainn‡	d'adhlactá / adhlactá‡	d'adhlacadh sé, sí / adhlacadh sé, sí‡	d'adhlacaimis; d'adhlacadh muid / adhlacadh muid‡	d'adhlacadh sibh / adhlacadh sibh‡	d'adhlacaidís; d'adhlacadh siad / adhlacaidís‡; adhlacadh siad‡	a d'adhlacadh	d'adhlactaí / adhlactaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	adhlacfaidh mé; adhlacfad	adhlacfaidh tú; adhlacfair†	adhlacfaidh sé, sí	adhlacfaimid; adhlacfaidh muid	adhlacfaidh sibh	adhlacfaidh siad; adhlacfaid†	a adhlacfaidh; a adhlacfas	adhlacfar
conditional	d'adhlacfainn / adhlacfainn‡	d'adhlacfá / adhlacfá‡	d'adhlacfadh sé, sí / adhlacfadh sé, sí‡	d'adhlacfaimis; d'adhlacfadh muid / adhlacfaimis‡; adhlacfadh muid‡	d'adhlacfadh sibh / adhlacfadh sibh‡	d'adhlacfaidís; d'adhlacfadh siad / adhlacfaidís‡; adhlacfadh siad‡	a d'adhlacfadh	d'adhlacfaí / adhlacfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go n-adhlaca mé; go n-adhlacad†	go n-adhlaca tú; go n-adhlacair†	go n-adhlaca sé, sí	go n-adhlacaimid; go n-adhlaca muid	go n-adhlaca sibh	go n-adhlaca siad; go n-adhlacaid†	—	go n-adhlactar
past	dá n-adhlacainn	dá n-adhlactá	dá n-adhlacadh sé, sí	dá n-adhlacaimis; dá n-adhlacadh muid	dá n-adhlacadh sibh	dá n-adhlacaidís; dá n-adhlacadh siad	—	dá n-adhlactaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	adhlacaim	adhlaic	adhlacadh sé, sí	adhlacaimis	adhlacaigí; adhlacaidh†	adhlacaidís	—	adhlactar
past participle	adhlactha
verbal noun	adhlacadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Alternative inflection, with slender c before an ending

Conjugation of adhlaic (first conjugation – B)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	adhlaicim	adhlaiceann tú; adhlaicir†	adhlaiceann sé, sí	adhlaicimid; adhlaiceann muid	adhlaiceann sibh	adhlaiceann siad; adhlaicid†	a adhlaiceann; a adhlaiceas	adhlaictear
past	d'adhlaic mé; d'adhlaiceas / adhlaic mé‡; adhlaiceas‡	d'adhlaic tú; d'adhlaicis / adhlaic tú‡; adhlaicis‡	d'adhlaic sé, sí / adhlaic sé, sí‡	d'adhlaiceamar; d'adhlaic muid / adhlaiceamar‡; adhlaic muid‡	d'adhlaic sibh; d'adhlaiceabhair / adhlaic sibh‡; adhlaiceabhair‡	d'adhlaic siad; d'adhlaiceadar / adhlaic siad; adhlaiceadar‡	a d'adhlaic	adhlaiceadh; hadhlaiceadh†
past habitual	d'adhlaicinn / adhlaicinn‡	d'adhlaicteá / adhlaicteá‡	d'adhlaiceadh sé, sí / adhlaiceadh sé, sí‡	d'adhlaicimis; d'adhlaiceadh muid / adhlaiceadh muid‡	d'adhlaiceadh sibh / adhlaiceadh sibh‡	d'adhlaicidís; d'adhlaiceadh siad / adhlaicidís‡; adhlaiceadh siad‡	a d'adhlaiceadh	d'adhlaictí / adhlaictí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	adhlaicfidh mé; adhlaicfead	adhlaicfidh tú; adhlaicfir†	adhlaicfidh sé, sí	adhlaicfimid; adhlaicfidh muid	adhlaicfidh sibh	adhlaicfidh siad; adhlaicfid†	a adhlaicfidh; a adhlaicfeas	adhlaicfear
conditional	d'adhlaicfinn / adhlaicfinn‡	d'adhlaicfeá / adhlaicfeá‡	d'adhlaicfeadh sé, sí / adhlaicfeadh sé, sí‡	d'adhlaicfimis; d'adhlaicfeadh muid / adhlaicfimis‡; adhlaicfeadh muid‡	d'adhlaicfeadh sibh / adhlaicfeadh sibh‡	d'adhlaicfidís; d'adhlaicfeadh siad / adhlaicfidís‡; adhlaicfeadh siad‡	a d'adhlaicfeadh	d'adhlaicfí / adhlaicfí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go n-adhlaice mé; go n-adhlaicead†	go n-adhlaice tú; go n-adhlaicir†	go n-adhlaice sé, sí	go n-adhlaicimid; go n-adhlaice muid	go n-adhlaice sibh	go n-adhlaice siad; go n-adhlaicid†	—	go n-adhlaictear
past	dá n-adhlaicinn	dá n-adhlaicteá	dá n-adhlaiceadh sé, sí	dá n-adhlaicimis; dá n-adhlaiceadh muid	dá n-adhlaiceadh sibh	dá n-adhlaicidís; dá n-adhlaiceadh siad	—	dá n-adhlaictí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	adhlaicim	adhlaic	adhlaiceadh sé, sí	adhlaicimis	adhlaicigí; adhlaicidh†	adhlaicidís	—	adhlaictear
past participle	adhlaicthe
verbal noun	adhlaiceadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• adhlacóir m (“undertaker”)
• athadhlaic (“reinter”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhlaic

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhlaic	n-adhlaic	hadhlaic	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adhlaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aḋlacaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 6
• “adhlaic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• “adhlaic”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• adhlac

Etymology

From Old Irish ad·anaig (“escorts, conveys, brings; buries, entombs”). Compare Irish adhlaic.

Verb

adhlaic (past dh'adhlaic, future adhlaicidh, verbal noun adhlacadh)

1. bury, inter

   adhlaic aig muir ― bury at sea

   Tha e adhlaicte ann an Glaschu. ― He is buried in Glasgow.

Derived terms

• àite-adhlaic (“burial ground”)
• adhlaicte (“buried”)