otracht

Irish

Alternative forms
  • otráil, otraíocht

Etymology

From otair (“gross, filthy; vulgar; obese”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

otracht f (genitive singular otrachta)

  1. grossness, filthiness
  2. (pathology) obesity
    Synonyms: beathaitheacht, cothaitheacht, foircheas, foircheasacht, murtall

Declension
Declension of otracht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative otracht
Vocative a otracht
Genitive otrachta
Dative otracht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an otracht
Genitive na hotrachta
Dative leis an otracht

don otracht

  • otrachán m (“dirty, vulgar, person”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
otracht n-otracht hotracht not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “otracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “otracht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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