urchuil

Irish

Etymology

From ur- +‎ cuil.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌɾˠxəl̪ˠ/ (as if spelled urchall)

Noun

urchuil f (genitive singular urchuile, nominative plural urchuileanna)

1. cricket (insect)

   Synonym: criogar

Declension

Declension of urchuil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative urchuil urchuila Vocative a urchuil a urchuila Genitive urchuile urchuil Dative urchuil urchuila

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an urchuil na hurchuila Genitive na hurchuile na n-urchuil Dative leis an urchuil don urchuil leis na hurchuila

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urchuil	n-urchuil	hurchuil	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ur-ċuil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 780
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urchuil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN