nocht

See also: nòcht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nocht (“naked, bare, uncovered”), from Proto-Celtic *noxtos (“naked”) (compare Welsh noeth), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (compare English naked, German nackt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪ˠɔxt̪ˠ/

Adjective

nocht (genitive singular masculine nocht, genitive singular feminine noichte, plural nochta, comparative noichte)

  1. bare, naked
  2. exposed

Declension
Declension of nocht
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative nocht nocht nochta
Vocative nocht nochta
Genitive noichte nochta nocht
Dative nocht nocht nochta
Comparative níos noichte
Superlative is noichte

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • earrnocht (“naked-tailed”, adjective)
  • lomnocht (“stark naked, nude”, adjective)
  • nochtach m (“naked person”)
  • nochtacht f (“nudity”)

Noun

nocht m (genitive singular noicht, nominative plural noicht)

  1. naked person
  2. (art) nude

Declension
Declension of nocht

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nocht noicht
Vocative a noicht a nochta
Genitive noicht nocht
Dative nocht noicht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an nocht na noicht
Genitive an noicht na nocht
Dative leis an nocht

don nocht

 leis na noicht

Synonyms

Verb

nocht (present analytic nochtann, future analytic nochtfaidh, verbal noun nochtadh, past participle nochta)

  1. to bare, expose, reveal, uncover
  2. to strip
  3. to strip off
  4. to unveil
  5. to express
  6. to disclose
  7. (photography) to expose

Conjugation
conjugation of nocht (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present nochtaim nochtann tú;
nochtair†		 nochtann sé, sí nochtaimid nochtann sibh nochtann siad;
nochtaid†		 a nochtann; a nochtas nochtar
past nocht mé; nochtas nocht tú; nochtais nocht sé, sí nochtamar; nocht muid nocht sibh; nochtabhair nocht siad; nochtadar a nocht /
ar nocht*		 nochtadh
past habitual nochtainn nochtá nochtadh sé, sí nochtaimis; nochtadh muid nochtadh sibh nochtaidís; nochtadh siad a nochtadh /
a nochtadh*		 nochtaí
future nochtfaidh mé;
nochtfad		 nochtfaidh tú;
nochtfair†		 nochtfaidh sé, sí nochtfaimid;
nochtfaidh muid		 nochtfaidh sibh nochtfaidh siad;
nochtfaid†		 a nochtfaidh; a nochtfas nochtfar
conditional nochtfainn nochtfá nochtfadh sé, sí nochtfaimis; nochtfadh muid nochtfadh sibh nochtfaidís; nochtfadh siad a nochtfadh /
a nochtfadh*		 nochtfaí
subjunctive present go nochta mé;
go nochtad†		 go nochta tú;
go nochtair†		 go nochta sé, sí go nochtaimid;
go nochta muid		 go nochta sibh go nochta siad;
go nochtaid†		 — go nochtar
past dá nochtainn dá nochtá dá nochtadh sé, sí dá nochtaimis;
dá nochtadh muid		 dá nochtadh sibh dá nochtaidís;
dá nochtadh siad		 — dá nochtaí
imperative nochtaim nocht nochtadh sé, sí nochtaimis nochtaigí;
nochtaidh†		 nochtaidís — nochtar
verbal noun nochtadh
past participle nochta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Synonyms

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *noxtos (“naked”) (compare Welsh noeth), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n͈oxt/

Adjective

nocht

  1. naked, bare, uncovered

Inflection
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nocht nocht nocht
Vocative nocht
Accusative nocht nocht
Genitive nocht nochtae nocht
Dative nocht nocht nocht
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative nocht nochta
Vocative nochtu
nochta†
Accusative nochtu
nochta†
Genitive nocht
Dative nochtaib
Notes † not when substantivized

Descendants
  • Irish: nocht
  • Scottish Gaelic: nochd

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

Further reading

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht (“nothing, naught”). More at naught.

Noun

nocht (uncountable)

  1. nothing, nought or naught

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • nochtelt (“mean, sneaky”)
  • nocht-gainstanding
  • nochtie (“good for nothing, insignificant”)
  • nochtifee (“to disparage”)
  • nochtless (“worthless, of no account”)

Adjective

nocht (comparative mair nocht, superlative maist nocht)

  1. worthless, good for nothing

Verb

nocht (third-person singular simple present nochts, present participle nochtin, simple past nochtit, past participle nochtit)

  1. to hold in contempt, disparage

West Frisian

Noun

nocht c or n (no plural)

  1. enough
  2. pleasure, fun

Further reading
  • “nocht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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