luch

See also: Luch and -luch

Irish
Luch (ainmhí)
Luch (gléas ionchuir)

Etymology

From Old Irish luch,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lukūts (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”), and Breton logod (“mice”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠʊx/[2], /l̪ˠɯx/[3]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔx/[4] (as if spelled loch)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠʌx/ (as if spelled loch)
  • Homophone: loch (Connacht, Ulster)

Noun

luch f (genitive singular luiche, nominative plural lucha)

  1. mouse (rodent of the genus Mus)
  2. (computing) mouse (input device)

Declension
Declension of luch

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative luch lucha
Vocative a luch a lucha
Genitive luiche luch
Dative luch
luich (archaic, dialectal)		 lucha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an luch na lucha
Genitive na luiche na luch
Dative leis an luch
leis an luich (archaic, dialectal)

don luch
don luich (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na lucha

Derived terms
  • ábhach luiche m (“mousehole”)
  • luch chodlamáin f (“dormouse”)
  • luch fhéir f (“(long-tailed) field mouse”)
  • luchóg f

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 luch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 17, page 19
  3. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 69, page 57
  4. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 181

Further reading
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “luċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “luch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “luch” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lukūts; cognate with Welsh llygod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [l͈ux]

Noun

luch f (genitive lochad, nominative plural lochaid)

  1. mouse, rat

Inflection
Feminine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative luch lochaidL, luch lochaid
Vocative luch lochaidL, luch lochtha
Accusative lochaidN lochaidL, luch lochtha
Genitive lochad lochad lochadN
Dative lochaidL lochthaib lochthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms
  • (mouse): luch becc
  • (rat): luch frangcach

Descendants
  • Irish: luch
  • Manx: lugh
  • Scottish Gaelic: luch

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
luch
also lluch after a proclitic		 luch
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic
Luch bheag

Etymology

From Old Irish luch, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠux/

Noun

luch f (genitive singular lucha, plural luchan)

  1. mouse
    Tha mi cho sona ri luch ann an lofa. ― I’m as happy as a mouse in a loaf.

Synonyms
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