oifigeach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === oificeach === Etymology === From Middle Irish oificech (“official, officer”), from oific (“office”). By surface analysis, oifig +‎ -ach. Cognate with Manx oikagh and Scottish Gaelic oifigeach. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɛfʲɪɟəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈefʲɪɟəx/ (corresponding to oifige) (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔfʲɪɟa(x)/ === Noun === oifigeach m (genitive singular oifigigh, nominative plural oifigigh) officer (of police; military; business) official (executive; of government) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== feidhmeannach garda saighdiúir ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “oifigeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish oificech (“official, officer”), from oific (“office”). By surface analysis, oifig +‎ -ach. Cognate with Manx oikagh and Irish oifigeach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔfɪkʲəx/ === Noun === oifigeach m (genitive singular oifigich, plural oifigich) officer, official === Mutation === === References ===