fochid
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- fochaid, fochith
Etymology
From Proto-Goidelic *woh(a)ɣeθih, from Proto-Celtic *uɸosagetis, verbal noun of *uɸo-sagyeti (whence fo·saig).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɸoxɨðʲ]
Noun
fochid f (genitive fochatho, nominative plural fochidi)
- verbal noun of fo·saig
- testing, trying
- (frequently in the plural) tribulation, trouble, sorrow, suffering
For quotations using this term, see Citations:fochid.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fochid, fochith, fochaid | fochidL, fochith, fochaid | fochidiH, fochaidiH |
| vocative | fochid, fochith, fochaid | fochidL, fochith, fochaid | fochidiH, fochaidiH |
| accusative | fochidN, fochith, fochaid | fochidL, fochith, fochaid | fochidiH, fochaidiH |
| genitive | fochodoH, fochodaH, fochatho, focheda, fothodo | fochodoH, fochodaH, fochatho, focheda, fothodo | fochideN, fochaideN |
| dative | fochidL, fochith, fochaid, fochuid | fochidib | fochidib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- Irish: fochaidh
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| fochid | ḟochid | fochid pronounced with /β̃-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fochaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language