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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)
- bottom, lower part
- íochtar na farraige ― the bottom of the sea, sea floor
- skirt (part of dress that hangs below waist)
- Synonym: sciorta
- northern part (of a country or territory)
- Synonym: tuaisceart
- íochtar na hÉireann ― the north of Ireland
- íochtar Chonnacht ― North Connacht
Declension
Antonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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íochtar
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n-íochtar
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híochtar
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t-íochtar
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “íchtar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “íoctar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 401
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íochtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62