luchag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From luch (“mouse”) +‎ -ag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuxak/

Noun

luchag f

1. diminutive of luch: little mouse

Declension

Declension of luchag (class IIa feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luchag	luchagan
Genitive	luchaige, luchaig	luchag
Dative	luchaig	luchagan; luchagaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) luchag	(na) luchagan
Genitive	(na) luchaige, luchaig	(nan) luchag
Dative	(an) luchaig	(na) luchagan; luchagaibh✝
Vocative	luchag	luchaga

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• cho seasgair ri luchag ann an cruach

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
luchag	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Angus Watson (2005) “mouse”, in The Essential English-Gaelic Dictionary, Birlinn, →ISBN, page 240