uchtach
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish uchtach (“breast-plate, stomacher, poitrel or breast ornament for horses”), from ucht (“breast, bosom; lap; the breast of an animal”).
Noun
uchtach m (genitive singular uchtaigh, nominative plural uchtaigh)
- breastplate; (ecclesiastical, pharmacy, armour) pectoral; chest-protector, plastron
Declension
First declension
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish uchtach (“elevation, hillock; a hill, height or steep, the front of a hill; the breast of a mountain, an acclivity”), from ucht (“breast, bosom; lap”).
Noun
uchtach m (genitive singular uchtaigh, nominative plural uchtaigh)
- breast of hill, upward slope, rise
Declension
First declension
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Noun
uchtach m (genitive singular uchtaigh)
- courage, encouragement, hope, spirit
- strength of voice, vigor of speech
Declension
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- splanc uchtaigh f (“spark of courage”)
Etymology 4
From ucht (“chest; breast, bosom”) + -ach (adjectival suffix)
Adjective
uchtach (genitive singular masculine uchtaigh, genitive singular feminine uchtaí, plural uchtacha)
- pectoral
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uchtach | uchtach | uchtacha | |
Vocative | uchtaigh | uchtacha | ||
Genitive | uchtaí | uchtacha | uchtach | |
Dative | uchtach | uchtach; uchtaigh (archaic) | uchtacha | |
Comparative | níos uchtaí | |||
Superlative | is uchtaí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uchtach | n-uchtach | huchtach | t-uchtach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "uchtach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 uchtach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 uchtach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.