uchtleanbh
Irish
Etymology
From ucht (“bosom; lap”) + leanbh (“child”).
Noun
uchtleanbh m (genitive singular uchtlinbh, nominative plural uchtleanaí)
- adopted child
Declension
Declension of uchtleanbh
First declension
Bare forms:
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Related terms
- uchtmhac (“adopted son”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uchtleanbh | n-uchtleanbh | huchtleanbh | t-uchtleanbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "uchtleanbh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.