Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• àcht

Numeral

ocht

1. (Alsatian) eight

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ocht, from Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɔxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʌxt̪ˠ/

Numeral

ocht (triggers eclipsis of a following noun)

1. (cardinal) eight

   ocht dteach‎ ― eight houses

   ocht n-uaire‎ ― eight times

Derived terms

• ochtar ‎(“eight people”)
• ochtú ‎(“eighth”) (ordinal)

Mutation

References

• "ocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 ocht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Numeral

ocht

1. eight

Descendants

• Irish: ocht
• Manx: hoght
• Scottish Gaelic: ochd

Etymology 2

Noun

ocht n

1. Alternative form of ucht ‎(“breast”)

Mutation

References

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