íochtar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íchtar, formed from ís (“under, below”) on the analogy of úas (“above, over”) : úachtar (“surface, top”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìochdar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːxt̪ˠəɾˠ/, /ˈiəxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

íochtar m (genitive singular íochtair, nominative plural íochtair)

1. bottom, lower part

   íochtar na farraige ― the bottom of the sea, sea floor

2. skirt (part of dress that hangs below waist)

   Synonym: sciorta

3. northern part (of a country or territory)

   Synonym: tuaisceart

   íochtar na hÉireann ― the north of Ireland

   íochtar Chonnacht ― North Connacht

Declension

Declension of íochtar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative íochtar íochtair vocative a íochtair a íochtara genitive íochtair íochtar dative íochtar íochtair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-íochtar na híochtair genitive an íochtair na n-íochtar dative leis an íochtar don íochtar leis na híochtair

Antonyms

• uachtar

Derived terms

• ar íochtar (“beneath, underneath”)
• in íochtar (“subordinate”)
• íochtairín
• íochtar trá (“low water”)
• íochtarach
• íochtaraí
• íochtarán

Mutation

Mutated forms of íochtar

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
íochtar	n-íochtar	híochtar	t-íochtar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “íoctar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 401
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íochtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN