lóchet

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloː.xʲəd/

Noun

lóchet n

1. flash of lightning or light

Inflection

Neuter nt-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lóchetN	lóchetL	lóchetL
Vocative	lóchetN	lóchetL	lóchetL
Accusative	lóchetN	lóchetL	lóchetL
Genitive	lóchet	lóchet	lóchetN
Dative	lóchitL	lóchtaib	lóchtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of lóchet

radical	lenition	nasalization
lóchet also llóchet after a proclitic ending in a vowel	lóchet pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lóichet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language