spochadh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish spochad, perhaps somehow ultimately from Latin spadō (eunuch),[1] from Ancient Greek σπάδων (spádōn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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spochadh m (genitive singular spochta)

  1. verbal noun of spoch
  2. castration
    Synonyms: coilleadh, gearradh

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spochad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 348, page 120
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 359, page 123

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