ochd-chasach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ochd (“eight”) +‎ cas (“foot”) +‎ -ach. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔxkˈkas̪əx/

Noun

ochd-chasach m (genitive singular ochd-chasaich, plural ochd-chasaich)

1. octopus

Mutation

Mutation of ochd-chasach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ochd-chasach	n-ochd-chasach	h-ochd-chasach	t-ochd-chasach

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