íochtar
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish íchtar, formed from ís (“under, below”) on the analogy of úas (“above, over”) : úachtar (“surface, top”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìochdar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
íochtar m (genitive singular íochtair, nominative plural íochtair)
- bottom, lower part
- íochtar na farraige ― the bottom of the sea, sea floor
- skirt (part of dress that hangs below waist)
- Synonym: sciorta
- northern part (of a country or territory)
- Synonym: tuaisceart
- íochtar na hÉireann ― the north of Ireland
- íochtar Chonnacht ― North Connacht
Declension edit
Declension of íochtar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ar íochtar (“beneath, underneath”)
- in íochtar (“subordinate”)
- íochtairín
- íochtar trá (“low water”)
- íochtarach
- íochtaraí
- íochtarán
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
íochtar | n-íochtar | híochtar | t-íochtar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “íchtar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “íoctar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 401
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íochtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62