teocht

Irish

Etymology

From teo +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲoːxt̪ˠ/

Noun

teocht f (genitive singular teochta, nominative plural teochtaí)

1. heat, warmth

   Synonym: teas

2. temperature

Declension

Declension of teocht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative teocht teochtaí Vocative a theocht a theochtaí Genitive teochta teochtaí Dative teocht teochtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an teocht na teochtaí Genitive na teochta na dteochtaí Dative leis an teocht don teocht leis na teochtaí

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
teocht	theocht	dteocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “teocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “teocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.