urchuil

Irish

Etymology

From ur- +‎ cuil.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌɾˠxəl̪ˠ/[1] (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
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 25
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