oíche

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Irish

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oíche
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig (compare Classical Gaelic adhaigh), from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (dark) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, blind).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oíche f (genitive singular oíche, nominative plural oícheanta or oícheanna)

  1. night
  2. nightfall
    Synonym: titim na hoíche
  3. eve (of festival)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oíche n-oíche hoíche not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 134, page 70
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 179, page 68

Further reading

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