coicheán

Irish

Alternative forms

• coicheann, coitheán

Etymology

Alteration of cochán.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔihanˠ/

Noun

coicheán m (genitive singular coicheáin, nominative plural coicheáin)

1. (Ulster) torch

   Synonym: tóirse

Declension

Declension of coicheán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative coicheán coicheáin vocative a choicheáin a choicheána genitive coicheáin coicheán dative coicheán coicheáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an coicheán na coicheáin genitive an choicheáin na gcoicheán dative leis an gcoicheán don choicheán leis na coicheáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of coicheán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
coicheán	choicheán	gcoicheán

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiċeann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiṫeán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coicheán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN