luch

See also: Luch and -luch

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luch,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lukūts (compare Welsh llyg (shrew), llygod (mice), and Breton logod (mice)).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠux/[2], /l̪ˠɯx/[3]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔx/[4] (as if spelled loch)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠʌx/ (as if spelled loch)
  • Homophone: loch (Connacht, Ulster)

Noun

luch f (genitive singular luiche, nominative plural lucha)

  1. mouse (rodent of the genus Mus)
  2. (computing) mouse (input device)

Declension

Declension of luch (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative luch lucha
vocative a luch a lucha
genitive luiche luch
dative luch
luich (archaic, dialectal)
lucha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an luch na lucha
genitive na luiche na luch
dative leis an luch
leis an luich (archaic, dialectal)
don luch
don luich (archaic, dialectal)
leis na lucha

Derived terms

  • ábhach luiche m (mousehole)
  • luch chodlamáin f (dormouse)
  • luch fhéir f ((long-tailed) field mouse)
  • luchóg f

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 luch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 17, page 19
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 69, page 57
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 181

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “luċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 682; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “luch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • luch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lukūts; cognate with Welsh llygod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [l͈ux]

Noun

luch f (genitive lochad, nominative plural lochaid)

  1. mouse, rat

Inflection

Feminine t-stem
singular dual plural
nominative luch lochaidL, luch lochaid
vocative luch lochaidL, luch lochtha
accusative lochaidN lochaidL, luch lochtha
genitive lochad lochad lochadN
dative lochaidL lochthaib lochthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

  • (mouse): luch becc
  • (rat): luch frangcach

Descendants

  • Irish: luch
  • Manx: lugh
  • Scottish Gaelic: luch

Mutation

Mutation of luch
radical lenition nasalization
luch
also lluch in h-prothesis environments
luch
pronounced with /l-/
luch
also lluch

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish luch. Cognates include Irish luch and Manx lugh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠux/

Noun

luch f

  1. mouse

Declension

Declension of luch (type IVb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative luch luchan
genitive lucha luchan
dative lucha luchan; luchaibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) luch (na) luchan
genitive (na) lucha (nan) luchan
dative (an) lucha (na) luchan; luchaibh
vocative luch luchan

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of luch
radical lenition
luch unchanged

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

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “luch”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 406