fuacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish úacht, ócht. The f- arose from a reinterpretation of uacht as fhuacht in lenition environments.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠuəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

fuacht m (genitive singular fuachta)

1. cold
2. chill
3. apathy

Declension

Declension of fuacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fuacht Vocative a fhuacht Genitive fuachta Dative fuacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fuacht Genitive an fhuachta Dative leis an bhfuacht don fhuacht

Related terms

• fuar