íochtar

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íchtar, formed from ís (“under, below”) on the analogy of úas (“above, over”) : úachtar (“surface, top”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìochdar.

Pronunciation

Noun

íochtar m (genitive singular íochtair, nominative plural íochtair)

  1. bottom, lower part
    íochtar na farraige ― the bottom of the sea, sea floor
  2. skirt (part of dress that hangs below waist)
    Synonym: sciorta
  3. northern part (of a country or territory)
    Synonym: tuaisceart
    íochtar na hÉireann ― the north of Ireland
    íochtar Chonnacht ― North Connacht

Declension

Declension of íochtar (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative íochtar íochtair
vocative a íochtair a íochtara
genitive íochtair íochtar
dative íochtar íochtair
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-íochtar na híochtair
genitive an íochtair na n-íochtar
dative leis an íochtar
don íochtar 		leis na híochtair

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of íochtar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íochtar n-íochtar híochtar t-íochtar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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