nech
See also: nëch and nēch-
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nekʷos (“someone, something”); compare nach (“some, any”). Cognate with Welsh neb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n͈ʲex/
Pronoun
nech
For quotations using this term, see Citations:nech.
Inflection
| Case | Animate | Neuter |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nech | ní |
| Accusative | nech | |
| Genitive | neich | |
| Dative | neuch, neoch | |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 489, pages 309–10
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