ochdamh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ochdamh (“eighth”).

Noun

ochdamh (plural ochdamhs)

1. (Scotland, historical) An obsolete Scots unit equal to ¹⁄₈ daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.

Hypernyms

• (8 ochdamhs): See daugh
• (2 ochdamhs): See carucate

Hyponyms

• (¹⁄₄ ochdamh): See oxgang
• (various & for further subdivisions): See acre

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic ordinal numbers

<  7	8	9  >
Cardinal : ochd     Ordinal : ochdamh

Numeral

ochdamh

1. eighth

Related terms

• ochd

Descendants

• → English: ochdamh