uchtmhac
Irish
Etymology
From ucht (“bosom; lap”) + mac (“son”).
Noun
uchtmhac m (genitive singular uchtmhic, nominative plural uchtmhic)
- adopted son
- Hypernym: uchtleanbh
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| uchtmhac | n-uchtmhac | huchtmhac | t-uchtmhac |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uchtmhac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN