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luch

luch

Irish

Noun

luch f (genitive singular luiche, nominative plural lucha)

  1. mouse

Declension

Derived terms


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lukots; 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

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
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 (mouse, rat).

Noun

luch f (genitive singular lucha, plural luchan)

  1. mouse

Synonyms