luch

See also: -luch

Irish
Luch (ainmhí)
Luch (gléas ionchuir)

Etymology

From Old Irish luch, from Proto-Celtic *lukoss (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠʊx/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔx/ (as if spelled loch)[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠʌx/ (as if spelled loch)[3]
  • Homophone: loch (Connacht)

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative luch lucha
Vocative a luch a lucha
Genitive luiche luch
Dative luch
luich (archaic, dialectal)		 lucha

Forms with the definite article

Case 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

References
  1. M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 19.
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 181.
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 25.

Further reading
  • “1 luch” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “luċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page .
  • "luch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “luch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “luch” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l͈ux/

Noun

luch f (genitive lochad, nominative plural lochaid)

  1. mouse, rat

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
luch
also lluch after a proclitic		 luch
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/		 luch
also lluch after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish luch, from Proto-Celtic *lukoss (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”)).

Noun

luch f (genitive singular lucha, plural luchan)

  1. mouse

Synonyms
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