úachtar
See also: uachtar
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom.
Compare Ancient Greek ὑψηλός (hupsēlós, “high”), αὐξω (auxō, “increase”); Latin augeo (“I increase”), vigeo (“I am strong”).
Noun
úachtar n
- surface, top
- cream
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Alternative forms
- óchtar (early)
Derived terms
- úachtarach (“upper, higher; superior in rank; final, decisive”)
- úachtarán m (“chief, leader”)
Descendants
- Irish: uachtar
- Manx: eaghtyr
- Scottish Gaelic: uachdar
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| úachtar | unchanged | n-úachtar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 úachtar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.