teocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• teodhacht (superseded)

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 singular plural nominative teocht teochtaí vocative a theocht a theochtaí genitive teochta teochtaí dative teocht teochtaí forms with the definite article 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

Mutated forms of teocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
teocht	theocht	dteocht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “teocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “teocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “teoḋaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1202; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN