meán oíche

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲɑːnˠ ˈiːhə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaːnĩːçə/

Noun

meán oíche f (genitive singular meán oíche)

1. midnight

Declension

Declension of meán oíche (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative meán oíche vocative a mheán oíche genitive meán oíche dative meán oíche forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mheán oíche genitive na meán oíche dative leis an meán oíche don mheán oíche

Derived terms

• Ruairí an mheán oíche m (“fly-by-night”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meán oíche

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meán oíche	mheán oíche	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) “meán oíche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meán oíche”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “meán oíche”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025