otracht

Irish

Alternative forms

• otráil, otraíocht

Etymology

From otair (“gross, filthy; vulgar; obese”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

otracht f (genitive singular otrachta)

1. grossness, filthiness
2. (pathology) obesity

   Synonyms: beathaitheacht, cothaitheacht, foircheas, foircheasacht, murtall

Declension

Declension of otracht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative otracht Vocative a otracht Genitive otrachta Dative otracht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an otracht Genitive na hotrachta Dative leis an otracht don otracht

Related terms

• otrachán m (“dirty, vulgar, person”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “otracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “otracht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024