oidhche
Irish
Noun
oidhche f (genitive singular oidhche, nominative plural oidhcheanta)
- Superseded spelling of oíche.
Declension
Declension of oidhche
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| oidhche | n-oidhche | hoidhche | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oidhche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig, from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɤ̃ĩçə/
Derived terms
- bògas na h-oidhche (“bedbug”)
- cailleach-oidhche (“owl”)
- cailleach-oidhche-mhòr (“eagle owl”)
- Oidhche Ardaoin (“Thursday night”)
- Oidhche Challainn (“New Year's Eve”)
- Oidhche Chiadain (“Wednesday night”)
- Oidhche Dhòmhnaich (“Sunday night”)
- Oidhche Haoine (“Friday night”)
- Oidhche Luain (“Monday night”)
- Oidhche Mhàirt (“Tuesday night”)
- oidhche mhath (“good night”)
- Oidhche na Taigeise (“Burns night”)
- Oidhche Nollaige (“Christmas Eve”)
- Oidhche Shamhna (“Halloween”)
- Oidhche Shathairne (“Saturday night”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| oidhche | n-oidhche | h-oidhche | t-oidhche |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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