ceoch

ceoch

Irish

Etymology

From ceo (“mist, fog, haze”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ceoch (genitive singular masculine ceoch, genitive singular feminine ceoiche, plural ceocha, comparative ceoiche)

  1. foggy
    Synonym: ceomhar
  2. misty, cloudy
    Synonym: néaltach
  3. nebulous
    Synonyms: míshoiléir, néalmhar

Declension

Declension of ceoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceoch cheoch ceocha;
cheocha2
vocative cheoch ceocha
genitive ceoiche ceocha ceoch
dative ceoch;
cheoch1 		cheoch ceocha;
cheocha2
Comparative níos ceoiche
Superlative is ceoiche

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceoch
radical lenition eclipsis
ceoch cheoch gceoch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ceoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “ceoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
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