iocht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish icht (kindness, clemency, trust, confidence).

Noun

iocht f or m (genitive singular iochta)

  1. (literary) kindness, clemency; pity, mercy
  2. (literary) trust, confidence

Declension

Alternative declension:

Derived terms

  • iochtmhar, iochtúil (kind, clement, merciful, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iocht n-iocht hiocht t-iocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • 1 icht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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