spochadh
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish spochad, perhaps somehow ultimately from Latin spadō (“eunuch”),[1] from Ancient Greek σπάδων (spádōn).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠɔxə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠɔxuː/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠɔxuː/[2], /ˈsˠpˠɔhuː/[3]
Noun
[edit]spochadh m (genitive singular spochta)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spochad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 348, page 120
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 359, page 123
Further reading
[edit]- “spochadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spoċaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 682
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spochadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN