spochadh

spochadh

Irish

Alternative forms

• sbochadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish spochad.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠɔxə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠɔxuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠɔxu/

Noun

spochadh m (genitive singular spochta)

1. verbal noun of spoch
2. castration

   Synonyms: coilleadh, gearradh

Further reading

• “spochadh” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “spochad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “spoċaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 682.
• "spochadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.