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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish nech (“anyone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
neach m (genitive singular neach)
- being, person
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 509
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “neach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “neach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nech (“anyone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
neach m (genitive singular neach, plural luchd)
- being, person, body, individual
Derived terms
Pronoun
neach
- one, somebody, someone