anocht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish innocht, from the definite article in followed by an oblique case form of Proto-Celtic *noxs.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɔxt̪ˠ/, /əˈn̪ˠʌxt̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɔxt̪ˠ/, /əˈnˠɔxt̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠʌxt̪ˠ/[3]

Adverb

anocht

  1. tonight

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 181, page 91
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 98
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86

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