Irish
Etymology
From teo + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
teocht f (genitive singular teochta, nominative plural teochtaí)
- heat, warmth
- Synonym: teas
- temperature
Declension
Declension of teocht (third declension)
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Derived terms
- bruith-theocht (“boiling-point”)
- teocht an tseomra (“room temperature”)
- teocht choirp (“body temperature”)
- teocht chriticiúil (“critical temperature”)
- teocht theirmidinimiciúil (“thermodynamic temperature”)
- teocht trasdula (“transition temperature”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of teocht
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lenition
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eclipsis
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theocht
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dteocht
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “teocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025