ocht
See also: òcht
Alemannic German edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German ahto, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with German acht, Dutch acht, English eight, Swedish åtta.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ocht
Irish edit
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Cardinal : ocht Ordinal : ochtú Personal : ochtar | ||
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ocht,[1] from Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ocht (triggers eclipsis)
Usage notes edit
- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- ocht gcat ― eight cats
- ocht dtroithe ― eight feet
- ocht n-éin ― eight birds
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
- ocht gcapall bhána ― eight white horses
- na hocht n-eaglais mhóra ― the eight big churches
- But:
- ocht gcapaill bhána ― eight white horses
- na hocht n-eaglaisí móra ― the eight big churches
- When referring to human beings, the personal form ochtar is used.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ocht | n-ocht | hocht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ocht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 91
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Numeral edit
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Cardinal : ocht Ordinal : ochtmad Male personal : ochtar | ||
ocht
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ocht n
- Alternative form of ucht (“breast”)
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ocht | unchanged | n-ocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ocht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ocht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scots edit
Verb edit
ocht
Pronoun edit
ocht