níochán

== Irish == === Alternative forms === nigheachán (superseded) === Etymology === From nigh +‎ -achán. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /nʲiːˈxɑːn̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈnʲiːxɑːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈnʲihaxanˠ/ === Noun === níochán m (genitive singular níocháin) (act of) washing; wash, laundry clothes washed or to be washed (Cois Fharraige, Ulster) verbal noun of nigh ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “niġeaċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 519 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “níochán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN