teach na mbocht

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “house of the poor”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtʲax n̪ˠə mɔxt̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

teach na mbocht m

  1. poorhouse, workhouse

Mutation

Mutated forms of teach na mbocht
radical lenition eclipsis
teach na mbocht theach na mbocht dteach na mbocht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 472, page 150

Further reading

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