ucht
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish ucht (“breast”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸextus,[2] from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”) (compare Latin pectus).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʊxt̪ˠ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɔxt̪ˠ/[4]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ʌxt̪ˠ/[5]
- Homophone: ocht (Connacht)
Noun
editucht m (genitive singular uchta, nominative plural uchtanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- as ucht (“for the sake of, on account of, on behalf of”)
- in ucht (“facing, in face of”)
- le hucht (“in front of, before, in anticipation of”)
- móruchtúil (“stout-hearted, courageous”)
- uchtach (“breastplate; pectoral; chest-protector, plastron”)
- uchtach (“pectoral”)
- uchtaigh (“adopt”, verb)
- uchtán (“load carried between arms and chest, armful; lapful”)
- uchtbhalla (“parapet”)
- uchtbharr (“parapet”)
- uchtbhorrthóir (“chest-expander”)
- uchtdruilire (“breast-drill”)
- uchtleanbh (“adopted child”)
- uchtmhac (“adopted son”)
- uchtóg (“armful; small heap; rise (in ground); bump (in road)”)
- uchtphláta (“breastplate”)
- uchtráille (“breastwork”)
- uchtúil (“full-chested; courageous”)
Mutation
editradical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
ucht | n-ucht | hucht | t-ucht |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 110, page 59
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 206
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ucht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ɸuxtu, of uncertain further etymology. It can be related to Latin pectus (“breast”), but it requires that the Celtic form contain an irregular assimilation of the first vowel from *e to *u. Alternatively, it can be connected to Latvian pups (“teat, nipple”), but Matasović declares this less probable.[1]
Noun
editucht n or m
Declension
editNeuter u-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | uchtN | uchtL | ochtL, ochta |
Vocative | uchtN | uchtL | ucht |
Accusative | uchtN | uchtL | ucht |
Genitive | ochtoH, ochtaH | ochtoN, ochtaN | ochtN |
Dative | uchtL | ochtaib | ochtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Masculine u-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ucht | uchtL | ochtae |
Vocative | ucht | uchtL | uchtu |
Accusative | uchtN | uchtL | uchtu |
Genitive | ochtoH, ochtaH | ochto, ochta | ochtaeN |
Dative | uchtL | ochtaib | ochtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Descendants
editMutation
editradical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
ucht (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-ucht |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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