oíche

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig (compare Classical Gaelic adhaigh), from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oíche f (genitive singular oíche, nominative plural oícheanta or oícheanna)

  1. night
    san oíche ― at night, by night
  2. nightfall
    Synonym: titim na hoíche
  3. eve (of festival)

Declension

Declension of oíche (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative oíche oícheanta
vocative a oíche a oícheanta
genitive oíche oícheanta
dative oíche oícheanta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an oíche na hoícheanta
genitive na hoíche na n-oícheanta
dative leis an oíche
don oíche 		leis na hoícheanta
  • Alternative plural: oícheanna

Derived terms

  • anoíche (“late hour of night”)
  • cailleach oíche (“owl”)
  • club oíche (“nightclub”)
  • daille oíche (“night blindness”)
  • dord na hoíche (“tattoo”)
  • éan oíche (“bird of night”)
  • iostas na hoíche (“night's lodging”)
  • istoíche (“at night”)
  • léine oíche (“night-shirt”)
  • mála oíche (“overnight bag”)
  • meán oíche (“midnight”)
  • obair oíche (“night-work”)
  • oíche chinn an dá lá dhéag (“eve of Epiphany”)
  • oíche chinn bliana (“New Year's eve”)
  • oíche chinn féile (“eve of festival”)
  • Oíche Inide (“Shrove Tuesday night”)
  • oíche mhaith! (“good night!”)
  • Oíche na Gloine Briste (“Kristallnacht”)
  • Oíche Nollag (“Christmas Eve”)
  • Oíche Shamhna (“Halloween”)
  • oíche-iamh (“nyctinasty”)
  • oíchí (“nocturnal”, adjective)
  • solas oíche (“night-light”)
  • thar oíche (“overnight”)
  • titim na hoíche (“till nightfall”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of oíche
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oíche n-oíche hoíche not applicable

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

References

References
  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 134, page 70
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 141
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 365
  4. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 151
  5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 72, page 19
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 179, page 68
  8. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 99, page 35; reprinted 1979

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