ceoch
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ceo (“mist, fog, haze”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ceoch (genitive singular masculine ceoch, genitive singular feminine ceoiche, plural ceocha, comparative ceoiche)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ceoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceoch | cheoch | gceoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- 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, 2013-2024