múchadh

See also: mùchadh

Irish

Etymology 1

From múch (“smother; extinguish”) +‎ -adh (compare Scottish Gaelic mùchadh, Manx mooghey).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxu/

Noun

múchadh m (genitive singular múchta)

1. verbal noun of múch
2. smothering, suffocation
3. quenching, extinguishment
4. obliteration, obscurement
5. (pathology) asthma

Declension

Declension of múchadh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative múchadh vocative a mhúchadh genitive múchta dative múchadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an múchadh genitive an mhúchta dative leis an múchadh don mhúchadh

Synonyms

• (asthma): asma m, plúchadh m

Derived terms

• múchadh dóiteáin (“fire-fighting”)
• múchadh na gríosaí (“quenching of embers; heavy beating”)
• múchadh tarta (“quenching of thirst; a drink to quench thirst”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxu/

Verb

múchadh

1. past indicative autonomous of múch

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːxəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠuːxətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠuːxəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠuːxətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠuːxuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠuːxətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠuːxu/

Verb

múchadh

1. inflection of múch:
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of múchadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
múchadh	mhúchadh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “múchadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN