ocht

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Alemannic German

cardinal number
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German ahto, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with German acht, Dutch acht, English eight, Swedish åtta.

Pronunciation

Numeral

ocht

  1. (Alsatian) eight

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : ocht
    Ordinal : ochtú
    Personal : ochtar

Etymology

From Old Irish ocht, from Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

ocht (triggers eclipsis)

  1. eight

Usage notes

  • May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
  • ocht gcateight cats
  • ocht dtroitheeight feet
  • ocht n-uaireeight times
  • When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with nouns modified by adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular but only lenites after nouns in the plural when they end in slender consonants:
  • ocht gcapall bhánaeight white horses
  • na hocht n-eaglais mhórathe eight big churches
But:
  • ocht gcapaill bhánaeight white horses
  • na hocht n-eaglaisí mórathe eight big churches
  • When referring to human beings, the personal form ochtar is used.

Derived terms

  • ochtar (used with personal nouns)
  • ochtú (eighth) (ordinal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ocht n-ocht hocht not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Numeral

Old Irish cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : ocht
    Ordinal : ochtmad

ocht

  1. eight
Descendants
  • Irish: ocht
  • Manx: hoght
  • Scottish Gaelic: ochd

Etymology 2

Noun

ocht n

  1. Alternative form of ucht (breast)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ocht unchanged n-ocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References