coicheán

Irish

Alternative forms

• coicheann, coitheán

Etymology

Alteration of cochán.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔihanˠ/

Noun

coicheán m (genitive singular coicheáin, nominative plural coicheáin)

1. (Ulster) torch

   Synonym: tóirse

Declension

Declension of coicheán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coicheán coicheáin Vocative a choicheáin a choicheána Genitive coicheáin coicheán Dative coicheán coicheáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an coicheán na coicheáin Genitive an choicheáin na gcoicheán Dative leis an gcoicheán don choicheán leis na coicheáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coicheán	choicheán	gcoicheán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiċeann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiṫeán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coicheán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58