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

  1. surface, top
  2. cream

Inflection
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Alternative forms
  • óchtar (early)

Derived terms
  • úachtarach (“upper, higher; superior in rank; final, decisive”)
  • úachtarán m (“chief, leader”)

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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.
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