ochdamh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ochdamh (“eighth”), from Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos.

Noun

ochdamh (plural ochdamhs)

1. (Scotland, historical) An obsolete Scots unit equal to ¹⁄₈ daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.

Hypernyms

• (8 ochdamhs): See daugh
• (2 ochdamhs): See carucate

Hyponyms

• (¹⁄₄ ochdamh): See oxgang
• (various & for further subdivisions): See acre

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic numbers ^(edit)

	80
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Cardinal: ochd     Standalone: a h-ochd     Ordinal: ochdamh     Ordinal abbreviation: 8mh     Personal: ochdnar     Multiplier: ochd-fillte

Etymology

From Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos. By surface analysis, ochd +‎ -amh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔxkəv/

Numeral

ochdamh

1. eighth

Descendants

• → English: ochdamh