From Old Irish moch (“early”), from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs
moch (genitive singular masculine moch, genitive singular feminine moiche, plural mocha, comparative moiche)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | moch | mhoch | mocha; mhocha2 | |
| vocative | mhoch | mocha | ||
| genitive | moiche | mocha | moch | |
| dative | moch; mhoch1 |
mhoch | mocha; mhocha2 | |
| Comparative | níos moiche | |||
| Superlative | is moiche | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| moch | mhoch | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Latin mox (“soon”). Doublet of mos.
moch
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | moch | moch | moch |
| Vocative | muich* moch** | ||
| Accusative | moch | muich | |
| Genitive | muich | muiche | muich |
| Dative | much | muich | much |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | muich | mocha | |
| Vocative | muchu mocha† | ||
| Accusative | muchu mocha† | ||
| Genitive | moch | ||
| Dative | mochaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
moch
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| moch also mmoch after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
moch pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
moch m pers
From Old Irish moch (“early”), from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs
moch
moch
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| moch | mhoch |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъ̀xъ, *mъ̏xъ.
moch m inan (diminutive móšk)
From Proto-Brythonic *mox (“pig”), from Proto-Celtic *mokkus.
moch m (collective, singulative mochyn)
From Middle Welsh moch, from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“early, soon”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs, whence also Sanskrit मक्षू (makṣū, “fast; early”), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu, “soon, quickly”), Latin mox (“soon”).
moch
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| moch | foch | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
moch
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| boch | foch | moch | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.