úachtar

Old Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *euəg (“rise, increase”) (compare Ancient Greek ὑψηλός (“high”), αὐξω (“increase”); Latin augeo (“increase”), vigeo (“be strong”)).

Noun

úachtar n and m

1. surface, top
2. cream

Derived terms

• úachtarach
• úachtarán

Descendants

• Irish: uachtar
• Manx: eaghtyr
• Scottish Gaelic: uachdar