flechud

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• fleuchud
• fleochud, fleochad (Tecosca Cormaic)

Etymology

From fliuch (“wet”).

Noun

flechud m (genitive flechuid)

1. rain

   Synonym: bróen

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	flechud	flechudL	flechuidL
Vocative	flechuid	flechudL	flechduH
Accusative	flechudN	flechudL	flechduH
Genitive	flechuidL	flechud	flechudN
Dative	flechudL	flechdaib	flechdaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: fleochad
  • Manx: fliaghey

Further reading

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