urchuil

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Irish

Etymology

From ur- +‎ cuil.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌɾˠxəl̪ˠ/ (as if spelled urchall)

Noun

urchuil f (genitive singular urchuile, nominative plural urchuileanna)

  1. cricket (insect)
    Synonym: criogar

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
urchuil n-urchuil hurchuil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 25

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