Irish

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Etymology 1

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From ucht (chest; breast, bosom; lap) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

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uchtaigh (present analytic uchtaíonn, future analytic uchtóidh, verbal noun uchtú, past participle uchtaithe)

  1. (transitive) adopt (a child)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inflected form of uchtach.

Noun

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uchtaigh m

  1. inflection of uchtach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Adjective

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uchtaigh

  1. inflection of uchtach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) feminine dative singular

Mutation

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

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