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
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| moch | mhoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *muśas, from Proto-Indo-European *músos, from the root *mews- (“moss”).
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
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| moch | foch | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
moch
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| boch | foch | moch | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||