uchtach
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish uchtach (“breast-plate, stomacher, poitrel or breast ornament for horses”), from ucht (“breast, bosom; lap; the breast of an animal”).
Noun
uchtach m (genitive singular uchtaigh, nominative plural uchtaigh)
- breastplate; (ecclesiastical, pharmacy, armour) pectoral; chest-protector, plastron
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish uchtach (“elevation, hillock; a hill, height or steep, the front of a hill; the breast of a mountain, an acclivity”), from ucht (“breast, bosom; lap”).
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Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
uchtach m (genitive singular uchtaigh)
Declension
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- splanc uchtaigh f (“spark of courage”)
Adjective
uchtach (genitive singular masculine uchtaigh, genitive singular feminine uchtaí, plural uchtacha)
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uchtach | n-uchtach | huchtach | t-uchtach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uchtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 uchtach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 uchtach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language