oíche

Irish

Alternative forms

adhaigh (obsolete)
oidhche (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig, from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːhə/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈiːçə/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈĩːçə/, /ˈĩːhə/[1][2]
Homophones: aoi, í, íoth, ithe, uí, Uí (all for the Cois Fharraige pronunciation)

Noun

oíche f (genitive singular oíche, nominative plural oícheanta or oícheanna)

night
nightfall
Synonym: titim na hoíche
eve (of festival)

Declension

Declension of oíche

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oíche	oícheanta
Vocative	a oíche	a oícheanta
Genitive	oíche	oícheanta
Dative	oíche	oícheanta

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an oíche	na hoícheanta
Genitive	na hoíche	na n-oícheanta
Dative	leis an oíche don oíche	leis na hoícheanta

Alternative plural: oícheanna

Derived terms

anoíche (“late hour of night”)
cailleach oíche (“owl”)
club oíche (“nightclub”)
daille oíche (“night blindness”)
dord na hoíche (“tattoo”)
éan oíche (“bird of night”)
iostas na hoíche (“night's lodging”)
léine oíche (“night-shirt”)
mála oíche (“overnight bag”)
meán oíche (“midnight”)
obair oíche (“night-work”)
oíche chinn an dá lá dhéag (“eve of Epiphany”)
oíche chinn bliana (“New Year's eve”)
oíche chinn féile (“eve of festival”)
oíche mhaith! (“good night!”)
Oíche na Gloine Briste (“Kristallnacht”)
Oíche Nollag (“Christmas Eve”)
Oíche Shamhna (“Halloween”)
oíche-iamh (“nyctinasty”)
oíchí (“nocturnal”, adjective)
solas oíche (“night-light”)
thar oíche (“overnight”)
titim na hoíche (“till nightfall”)

Mutation

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

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 68

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “oíche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “oíche” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “oíche” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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