ochd-chasach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ochd (“eight”) +‎ cas (“foot”) +‎ -ach. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔxkˈkas̪əx/

Noun

ochd-chasach m (genitive singular ochd-chasaich, plural ochd-chasaich)

  1. octopus

Mutation

Mutation of ochd-chasach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ochd-chasach n-ochd-chasach h-ochd-chasach t-ochd-chasach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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