Irish

Noun

othar m ‎(genitive singular othair, nominative plural othair)

1. invalid, patient (person who receives medical treatment)
2. sickness, wound
3. festering state; matter, pus

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Mutation

References

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoθar/

Noun 1

othar n, m

1. work, labour
2. wage, recompense, due

Synonyms

• (work, labour): dúad, fognam, frithgnam, gním, lubair, monar, opar, saethar, úaithne

Noun 2

othar m

1. sickness, illness (of the condition, not the disease)
2. state of being tended in illness, nursing, sick-attendance
3. a sick or wounded man
4. lying ill or wounded
5. a grave, burial-place

Alternative forms

• uthar

Synonyms

• (illness): aiccidit, ces, othrus, slaetán

Derived terms

• othrus
• tech n-othar

Inflection

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Descendants

• Irish: othar
• Scottish Gaelic: othar

Mutation

References

• “1 othar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 othar, (uthar)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

Adjective

ōthar ‎(no comparative nor superlative forms)

1. other

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish othar.

Noun

othar m ‎(genitive singular othair)

1. wages, reward
2. labour

Etymology 2

From Old Irish othar.

Noun

othar m ‎(genitive singular othair)

1. (medicine) abscess, ulcer, intumescence
2. ailment

Adjective

othar

1. sick
2. wounded, mutilated
3. maimed
4. weak

Derived terms

• othrasach ‎(“infirmary”)

References

• “1 othar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 othar, (uthar)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.