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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lopt, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.
Noun
lochta m (genitive singular lochta, nominative plural lochtaí)
- loft (attic or similar space)
- (theater) the gods (highest platform or upper circle in an auditorium)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lochta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lota”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “loċta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 441
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lochta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lochta
- genitive singular of locht
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
lochta
- genitive singular of locht
- genitive singular of lucht
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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lochta also llochta after a proclitic ending in a vowel
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lochta pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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