ochtar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ochtar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

ochtar m (genitive singular ochtair, nominative plural ochtair) (triggers no mutation)

  1. a group of eight people
    Tá ochtar daltaí sa rang.
    There are eight pupils in the class.

Usage notes

  • 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

Declension of ochtar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ochtar ochtair
vocative a ochtair a ochtara
genitive ochtair ochtar
dative ochtar ochtair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ochtar na hochtair
genitive an ochtair na n-ochtar
dative leis an ochtar
don ochtar 		leis na hochtair
  • ocht (“eight”) (non-personal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ochtar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ochtar n-ochtar hochtar t-ochtar

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

References

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