nocht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nocht (“naked, bare, uncovered”), from Proto-Celtic *noxtos (“naked”) (compare Welsh noeth), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (compare English naked, German nackt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪ˠɔxt̪ˠ/

Adjective

nocht (genitive singular masculine nocht, genitive singular feminine noichte, plural nochta, comparative noichte)

bare, naked
exposed

Declension

Declension of nocht

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	nocht	nocht	nochta
Vocative	nocht	nocht	nochta
Genitive	nocht	noichte	nochta	nocht
Dative	nocht	nocht	nochta
Comparative	níos noichte
Superlative	is noichte

Synonyms

(bare): lom

Derived terms

earrnocht (“naked-tailed”, adjective)
lomnocht (“stark naked, nude”, adjective)
nochtach m (“naked person”)
nochtacht f (“nudity”)

Noun

nocht m (genitive singular noicht, nominative plural noicht)

naked person
(art) nude

Declension

Declension of nocht

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nocht	noicht
Vocative	a noicht	a nochta
Genitive	noicht	nocht
Dative	nocht	noicht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an nocht	na noicht
Genitive	an noicht	na nocht
Dative	leis an nocht don nocht	leis na noicht

Synonyms

nochtach (“naked person”)

Verb

nocht (present analytic nochtann, future analytic nochtfaidh, verbal noun nochtadh, past participle nochta)

to bare, expose, reveal, uncover
to strip
to strip off
to unveil
to express
to disclose
(photography) to expose

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	nochtaim	nochtann tú; nochtair^†	nochtann sé, sí	nochtaimid	nochtann sibh	nochtann siad; nochtaid^†	a nochtann; a nochtas	nochtar
	past	nocht mé; nochtas	nocht tú; nochtais	nocht sé, sí	nochtamar; nocht muid	nocht sibh; nochtabhair	nocht siad; nochtadar	a nocht / ar nocht*	nochtadh
	past habitual	nochtainn	nochtá	nochtadh sé, sí	nochtaimis; nochtadh muid	nochtadh sibh	nochtaidís; nochtadh siad	a nochtadh / ar nochtadh*	nochtaí
	future	nochtfaidh mé; nochtfad	nochtfaidh tú; nochtfair^†	nochtfaidh sé, sí	nochtfaimid; nochtfaidh muid	nochtfaidh sibh	nochtfaidh siad; nochtfaid^†	a nochtfaidh; a nochtfas	nochtfar
conditional		nochtfainn	nochtfá	nochtfadh sé, sí	nochtfaimis; nochtfadh muid	nochtfadh sibh	nochtfaidís; nochtfadh siad	a nochtfadh / ar nochtfadh*	nochtfaí
subjunctive	present	go nochta mé; go nochtad^†	go nochta tú; go nochtair^†	go nochta sé, sí	go nochtaimid; go nochta muid	go nochta sibh	go nochta siad; go nochtaid^†	—	go nochtar
subjunctive	past	dá nochtainn	dá nochtá	dá nochtadh sé, sí	dá nochtaimis; dá nochtadh muid	dá nochtadh sibh	dá nochtaidís; dá nochtadh siad	—	dá nochtaí
imperative		nochtaim	nocht	nochtadh sé, sí	nochtaimis	nochtaigí; nochtaidh^†	nochtaidís	—	nochtar
verbal noun		nochtadh
past participle		nochta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Synonyms

(to strip, strip off): lom
(to strip off): rúisc, scamh, scoith
(to voice): cuir in iúl

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n͈oxt/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *noxtos (“naked”) (compare Welsh noeth), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós.

Adjective

nocht

naked, bare, uncovered

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Irish: nocht
Scottish Gaelic: nochd

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *noxs, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Noun

nocht f (genitive unattested, no plural)

(archaic) night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

adaig

Derived terms

i n-nocht

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
nocht also nnocht after a proclitic	nocht pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/	nocht also nnocht after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scots

Alternative forms

noucht, noght, nought, noch, nouch

Etymology

From Middle English noght, from Old English nāht (“nothing, naught”). More at naught.

Noun

nocht (uncountable)

nothing, nought or naught

Derived terms

nochtelt (“mean, sneaky”)
nocht-gainstanding
nochtie (“good for nothing, insignificant”)

nochtifee (“to disparage”)
nochtless (“worthless, of no account”)

Adjective

nocht (comparative mair nocht, superlative maist nocht)

worthless, good for nothing

Verb

nocht (third-person singular present nochts, present participle nochtin, past nochtit, past participle nochtit)

to hold in contempt, disparage

Vilamovian

Alternative forms

naocht

Noun

nocht f

night

West Frisian

Adjective

nocht

enough
fun

Noun

nocht

pleasure, fun

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