nocht

See also: nòcht

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)

  1. bare, naked
  2. exposed

Declension

Declension of nocht
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative nocht nocht nochta
vocative nocht nochta
genitive noichte nochta nocht
dative nocht nocht nochta
Comparative níos noichte
Superlative is noichte

Synonyms

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)

  1. naked person
  2. (art) nude

Declension

Declension of nocht (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative nocht noicht
vocative a noicht a nochta
genitive noicht nocht
dative nocht noicht
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an nocht na noicht
genitive an noicht na nocht
dative leis an nocht
don nocht 		leis na noicht

Synonyms

Verb

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

  1. to bare, expose, reveal, uncover
  2. to strip
  3. to strip off
  4. to unveil
  5. to express
  6. to disclose
  7. (photography) to expose

Conjugation

Conjugation of nocht (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present nochtaim nochtann tú;
nochtair† 		nochtann sé, sí nochtaimid; nochtann muid 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 nochtadh
past habitual nochtainn nochtá nochtadh sé, sí nochtaimis; nochtadh muid nochtadh sibh nochtaidís; nochtadh siad a nochtadh nochtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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 nochtfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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
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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— nochtaim nocht nochtadh sé, sí nochtaimis nochtaigí;
nochtaidh† 		nochtaidís — nochtar
past participle nochta
verbal noun nochtadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn̪oxt̪/

Adjective

nocht

  1. naked, bare, uncovered

Inflection

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nocht nocht nocht
vocative nocht
accusative nocht nocht
genitive nocht nochtae nocht
dative nocht nocht nocht
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative nocht nochta
vocative nochtu
nochta†
accusative nochtu
nochta†
genitive nocht
dative nochtaib

† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: nocht
  • Scottish Gaelic: nochd

Mutation

Mutation of nocht
radical lenition nasalization
nocht
also nnocht in h-prothesis environments		 nocht
pronounced with /n-/		 nocht
also nnocht

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

Further reading

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht (“nothing, naught”). More at naught.

Noun

nocht (uncountable)

  1. nothing, nought or naught

Derived terms

  • nocht-gainstanding
  • nochtelt (“mean, sneaky”)
  • nochtie (“good for nothing, insignificant”)
  • nochtifee (“to disparage”)
  • nochtless (“worthless, of no account”)

Adjective

nocht (comparative mair nocht, superlative maist nocht)

  1. worthless, good for nothing

Verb

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

  1. to hold in contempt, disparage

West Frisian

Noun

nocht c or n (no plural)

  1. enough
  2. pleasure, fun

Further reading

  • “nocht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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