ochd-chasach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ochd (“eight”) +‎ cas (“foot”) +‎ -ach. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔxkˈkas̪əx/

Noun

ochd-chasach m (genitive singular ochd-chasaich, plural ochd-chasaich)

1. octopus

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ochd-chasach	n-ochd-chasach	h-ochd-chasach	t-ochd-chasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.