ochtar
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editochtar m (genitive singular ochtair, nominative plural ochtair) (triggers no mutation)
- a group of eight people
- Tá ochtar daltaí sa rang.
- There are eight pupils in the class.
Usage notes
edit- Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.
Declension
editDeclension of ochtar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
edit- ocht (“eight”) (non-personal)
Mutation
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ochtar | n-ochtar | hochtar | t-ochtar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ochtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ochtar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language