ochdnar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔxkəɾ/

Noun

ochdnar m (genitive singular ochdnair, plural ochdnaran)

1. eight

Usage notes

• Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
• Following noun is in the genitive:

  ochdnar bhalach ― eight boys

• Alternatively, de and the dative are used:

  ochdnar de bhalaich ― eight boys

• Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig

  an t-ochdnar dhiubh / aca ― the eight of them

• Also used on its own:

  Bha ochdnar ann. ― There were eight.

Related terms

• ochd
• ochdad

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ochdnar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN