coicheán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • coicheann, coitheán

Etymology

Alteration of cochán.

Pronunciation

Noun

coicheán m (genitive singular coicheáin, nominative plural coicheáin)

  1. (Ulster) torch
    Synonym: tóirse

Declension

Declension of coicheán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative coicheán coicheáin
vocative a choicheáin a choicheána
genitive coicheáin coicheán
dative coicheán coicheáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an coicheán na coicheáin
genitive an choicheáin na gcoicheán
dative leis an gcoicheán
don choicheán 		leis na coicheáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of coicheán
radical lenition eclipsis
coicheán choicheán gcoicheán

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 58

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiċeann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 219; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiṫeán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 231; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coicheán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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