uchtphláta

Irish

Etymology

From ucht (“breast”) +‎ pláta (“plate”).

Noun

uchtphláta m (genitive singular uchtphláta, nominative plural uchtphlátaí)

1. breastplate

Declension

Declension of uchtphláta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative uchtphláta uchtphlátaí Vocative a uchtphláta a uchtphlátaí Genitive uchtphláta uchtphlátaí Dative uchtphláta uchtphlátaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-uchtphláta na huchtphlátaí Genitive an uchtphláta na n-uchtphlátaí Dative leis an uchtphláta don uchtphláta leis na huchtphlátaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uchtphláta	n-uchtphláta	huchtphláta	t-uchtphláta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uchtphláta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “uchtphláta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.