locht
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
locht
- inflection of lochen:
- third-person singular present
- second-person plural present
- plural imperative
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish locht.
Noun
locht m (genitive singular lochta, nominative plural lochtanna)
- fault, defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection
- abuse
- blame
- Synonym: milleán
- Chuir sí an locht orm.
- She put the blame on me.
Declension
Declension of locht
Third declension
Bare forms:
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References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 locht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “loċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 441
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “locht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *loxtus, from Proto-Indo-European *lok-, see also Proto-Germanic *lahaną (“to blame”).
Noun
locht m (genitive lochta)
- fault
- blemish
Inflection
| Masculine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | locht | lochtL | lochtae |
| Vocative | locht | lochtL | lochtu |
| Accusative | lochtN | lochtL | lochtu |
| Genitive | lochtoH, lochtaH | lochto, lochta | lochtaeN |
| Dative | lochtL | lochtaib | lochtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: locht
- Manx: loght
- Scottish Gaelic: lochd
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 locht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “locht”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN