moch
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish moch (“early”), from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs
Pronunciation
Adjective
moch (genitive singular masculine moch, genitive singular feminine moiche, plural mocha, comparative moiche)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | moch | mhoch | mocha; mhocha² | |
| Vocative | mhoch | mocha | ||
| Genitive | moiche | mocha | moch | |
| Dative | moch; mhoch¹ |
mhoch | mocha; mhocha² | |
| Comparative | níos moiche | |||
| Superlative | is moiche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- dea-mhoch (“good and early”)
- mochánach (“early riser”)
- mochdháil (“early morning”)
- mochdhúnadh (“early closing”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| moch | mhoch | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 86
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 87
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “moch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “moch” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Latin mox (“soon”). Doublet of mos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mox]
Declension
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | moch | moch | moch |
| Vocative | muich* moch** | ||
| Accusative | moch | muich | |
| Genitive | muich | muiche | muich |
| Dative | much | muich | much |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | muich | mocha | |
| Vocative | muchu mocha† | ||
| Accusative | muchu mocha† | ||
| Genitive | moch | ||
| Dative | mochaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Related terms
- mos (“soon”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| moch also mmoch after a proclitic |
moch pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔx/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: moch
Declension
Further reading
- moch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish moch (“early”), from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔx/
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| moch | mhoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “moch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *muśas, from Proto-Indo-European *músos, from the root *mews- (“moss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔx/
- Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: moch
Declension
Derived terms
- mochaty
- mochojty
- mochowy
- mochojćina f
- mochowina f
- mochowišćo n
- mochownička f
- móšk m inan
- mochojćić impf
Further reading
- “moch” in Soblex
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːχ/
- Rhymes: -oːχ
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *mox (“pig”), from Proto-Celtic *mokkus.
Noun
moch m (collective, singulative mochyn)
Derived terms
- clais moch (“garden clary”)
- cloron y moch (“summer truffles, Tuber aestivum”)
- daearfoch (“badgers”)
- mae gan foch bach glustiau (mawr) (“not in front of the children”)
- moch coed (“pine cones; woodlice; wild boar”)
- moch cwta (“guinea pigs”)
- moch daear (“badgers”)
- moch gini (“guinea pigs”)
- mochaidd (“filthy”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh moch, from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“early, soon”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Latin mox (“soon”).
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| moch | foch | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| boch | foch | moch | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “moch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies