ochtar

Irish
ochtar

Etymology

From Old Irish ochtar.

Pronunciation

Noun

ochtar m (genitive singular ochtair, nominative plural ochtair) (triggers no mutation)

  1. a group of eight people
    Tá ochtar daltaí sa rang.
    There are eight pupils in the class.

Usage notes
  • Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension
Declension of ochtar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ochtar ochtair
Vocative a ochtair a ochtara
Genitive ochtair ochtar
Dative ochtar ochtair

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ochtar na hochtair
Genitive an ochtair na n-ochtar
Dative leis an ochtar

don ochtar

 leis na hochtair
  • ocht (“eight”) (non-personal)

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

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