See also: much, múch, and müch

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish múchaid (covers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes), from múch (smoke, stifling vapour).

Verb

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mùch (past mhùch, future mùchaidh, verbal noun mùchadh, past participle mùchte)

  1. extinguish (fire)
  2. choke, strangle, suffocate, smother
  3. quell, put down, suppress

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
mùch mhùch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.