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): /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

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íchtar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• 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
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62