cíoch
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See also: cìoch
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (compare Welsh cig (“meat”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cíoch f (genitive singular cíche, nominative plural cíocha)
- breast (female organ)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cíoch
Derived terms[edit]
- bainne cíche m (“breast milk”)
- cíochach, cíochmhar (“mammary”)
- cíochbheart m (“bra, brassiere”)
- cíoch-chruthach (“mammiform”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cíoch | chíoch | gcíoch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |