múch

See also: much, mùch, and müch

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish múchaid (“to cover over, press down, suffocate, quench”), from múch (“smoke, stifling vapour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠuːx/

Verb

múch (present analytic múchann, future analytic múchfaidh, verbal noun múchadh, past participle múchta)

1. to extinguish, quench (fire)
2. to choke, strangle, suffocate, smother
3. to quell, put down, suppress

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	múchaim	múchann tú; múchair†	múchann sé, sí	múchaimid	múchann sibh	múchann siad; múchaid†	a mhúchann; a mhúchas / a múchann*; a múchas*	múchtar
	past	mhúch mé; mhúchas	mhúch tú; mhúchais	mhúch sé, sí	mhúchamar; mhúch muid	mhúch sibh; mhúchabhair	mhúch siad; mhúchadar	a mhúch / ar mhúch*	múchadh
	past habitual	mhúchainn / múchainn‡‡	mhúchtá / múchtᇇ	mhúchadh sé, sí / múchadh sé, s퇇	mhúchaimis; mhúchadh muid / múchaimis‡‡; múchadh muid‡‡	mhúchadh sibh / múchadh sibh‡‡	mhúchaidís; mhúchadh siad / múchaidís‡‡; múchadh siad‡‡	a mhúchadh / a múchadh*	mhúchtaí / múchta퇇
	future	múchfaidh mé; múchfad	múchfaidh tú; múchfair†	múchfaidh sé, sí	múchfaimid; múchfaidh muid	múchfaidh sibh	múchfaidh siad; múchfaid†	a mhúchfaidh; a mhúchfas / a múchfaidh*; a múchfas*	múchfar
conditional		mhúchfainn / múchfainn‡‡	mhúchfá / múchfᇇ	mhúchfadh sé, sí / múchfadh sé, s퇇	mhúchfaimis; mhúchfadh muid / múchfaimis‡‡; múchfadh muid‡‡	mhúchfadh sibh / múchfadh sibh‡‡	mhúchfaidís; mhúchfadh siad / múchfaidís‡‡; múchfadh siad‡‡	a mhúchfadh / a múchfadh*	mhúchfaí / múchfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go múcha mé; go múchad†	go múcha tú; go múchair†	go múcha sé, sí	go múchaimid; go múcha muid	go múcha sibh	go múcha siad; go múchaid†	—	go múchtar
	past	dá múchainn	dá múchtá	dá múchadh sé, sí	dá múchaimis; dá múchadh muid	dá múchadh sibh	dá múchaidís; dá múchadh siad	—	dá múchtaí
imperative		múchaim	múch	múchadh sé, sí	múchaimis	múchaigí; múchaidh†	múchaidís	—	múchtar
verbal noun		múchadh
past participle		múchta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
múch	mhúch	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “múchaid”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• "múch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːx/

Noun

múch

1. genitive plural of mucha