ceoch

Irish

Etymology

From ceo (“mist, fog, haze”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /coːx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /cɔːx/

Adjective

ceoch (genitive singular masculine ceoch, genitive singular feminine ceoiche, plural ceocha, comparative ceoiche)

1. foggy

   Synonym: ceomhar

2. misty, cloudy

   Synonym: néaltach

3. nebulous

   Synonyms: míshoiléir, néalmhar

Declension

Declension of ceoch

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ceoch	cheoch	ceocha; cheocha2
vocative	cheoch		ceocha
genitive		ceoiche	ceocha	ceoch
dative	ceoch; cheoch1	cheoch	ceocha; cheocha2
Comparative	níos ceoiche
Superlative	is ceoiche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceoch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceoch	cheoch	gceoch

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ceoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025