ochdnar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

ochdnar m

1. eight

Usage notes

• Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
• Following noun is in the genitive:

  ochdnar bhalach - eight boys

• Alternatively, de and the dative are used:

  ochdnar de bhalaich - eight boys

• Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig

  an t-ochdnar dhiubh / aca - the eight of them

• Also used on its own:

  Bha ochdnar ann. - There were eight.

Related terms

• ochd
• ochdad