ochdnar
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔxkəɾ/
Noun
ochdnar m (genitive singular ochdnair, plural ochdnaran)
- eight
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- ochdnar bhalach ― eight boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- ochdnar de bhalaich ― eight boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an t-ochdnar dhiubh / aca ― the eight of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha ochdnar ann. ― There were eight.
Related terms
- ochd
- ochdad
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ochdnar | n-ochdnar | h-ochdnar | t-ochdnar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ochdnar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN