ócht

See also: ocht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ógacht, ógdacht f (“chastity, virginity”), from óg, ógda (“pure, chaste, virginal”).

Noun

ócht f (genitive singular óchta)

  1. virginity

Declension
Declension of ócht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative ócht
Vocative a ócht
Genitive óchta
Dative ócht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ócht
Genitive na hóchta
Dative leis an ócht

don ócht

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • scannán óchta m

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

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

Old Irish

Noun

ócht m

  1. Alternative form of úacht

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ócht unchanged n-ócht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “ócht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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