úachtar

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ouxteros.

Compare Ancient Greek ὑψηλός (hupsēlós, “high”), αὐξω (auxō, “increase”); Latin augeo (“I increase”), vigeo (“I am strong”).

Noun

úachtar n

  1. surface, top
  2. cream

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative úachtarN úachtarN úachtarL, úachtara
Vocative úachtarN úachtarN úachtarL, úachtara
Accusative úachtarN úachtarN úachtarL, úachtara
Genitive úachtairL úachtar úachtarN
Dative úachturL úachtaraib úachtaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • úachtarach (“upper, higher; superior in rank; final, decisive”)

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of úachtar
radical lenition nasalization
úachtar
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-úachtar

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

References

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