foich

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Irish

Noun

foich f (genitive singular foiche, nominative plural foichí)

  1. Alternative form of foiche (wasp)

Declension

Declension of foich (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative foich foichí
vocative a fhoich a fhoichí
genitive foiche foichí
dative foich foichí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fhoich na foichí
genitive na foiche na bhfoichí
dative leis an bhfoich
don fhoich
leis na foichí

Mutation

Mutated forms of foich
radical lenition eclipsis
foich fhoich bhfoich

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

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *gwüxī, from Proto-Celtic *woxsī, from Proto-Indo-European *wóps.

Noun

foich f (genitive focha, nominative plural foichi)

  1. wasp
  2. cankerworm

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative foich foichL foichiH
Vocative foich foichL foichiH
Accusative foichN foichL foichiH
Genitive fochoH, fochaH fochoH, fochaH foicheN
Dative foichL foichib foichib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: foich

Mutation

Mutation of foich
radical lenition nasalization
foich ḟoich foich
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

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