múchadh
See also: mùchadh
Irish
Etymology 1
From múch (“smother; extinguish”) + -adh (compare Scottish Gaelic mùchadh, Manx mooghey).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxu/
Noun
múchadh m (genitive singular múchta)
- verbal noun of múch
- smothering, suffocation
- quenching, extinguishment
- obliteration, obscurement
- (pathology) asthma
Declension
Declension of múchadh
Irregular
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (asthma): asma m, plúchadh m
Derived terms
- múchadh dóiteáin (“fire-fighting”)
- múchadh na gríosaí (“quenching of embers; heavy beating”)
- múchadh tarta (“quenching of thirst; a drink to quench thirst”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxəɡ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxu/
Verb
múchadh
- past indicative autonomous of múch
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːxəx/
- (Galway) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠuːxətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠuːxəx/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠuːxətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠuːxuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈmˠuːxətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈmˠuːxu/
Verb
múchadh
- inflection of múch:
- past subjunctive analytic
- third-person singular imperative
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
múchadh | mhúchadh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "múchadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.