fuachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úacht, from Proto-Celtic *ouxto- (compare *ougro-, whence fuar, Welsh oer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuəxk/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [fʉøxk][1]

Noun

fuachd m

  1. cold, coldness

Declension

Declension of fuachd (class IIe masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative fuachd fuachdan
genitive fuachd fhuachdan
dative fuachd fuachdan
definite
singular plural
nominative (am) fuachd (na) fuachdan
genitive (an) fhuachd (nam) fuachdan
dative (an) fhuachd (na) fuachdan
vocative fhuachd fhuachdan

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap