ochd

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic numbers (edit)
80[a], [b]
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: ochd
    Standalone: a h-ochd
    Ordinal: ochdamh
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8mh
    Personal: ochdnar
    Multiplier: ochd-fillte

Etymology

From Old Irish ocht, from Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

Numeral

ochd

  1. eight

Usage notes

  • Without following noun takes the form a h-ochd.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC