fuacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish úacht, ócht. The f- arose from a reinterpretation of uacht as fhuacht in lenition environments.
Declension
Declension of fuacht
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- fionnuacht
- fuachtán
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fuacht | fhuacht | bhfuacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 116
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 67, page 29
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fuacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fuacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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