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úachtar

úachtar

See also: uachtar

Old Irish

Noun

úachtar n

  1. surface, top
  2. cream

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Alternative forms

  • óchtar (early)

Derived terms

  • úachtarach (upper, higher; superior in rank; final, decisive)
  • úachtarán m (chief, leader)

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
úachtar unchanged n-úachtar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • 1 úachtar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.