otracht

Irish

Alternative forms

• otráil, otraíocht

Etymology

From otair (“gross, filthy; vulgar; obese”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

otracht f (genitive singular otrachta)

1. grossness, filthiness
2. (pathology) obesity

   Synonyms: beathaitheacht, cothaitheacht, foircheas, foircheasacht, murtall

Declension

Declension of otracht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative otracht vocative a otracht genitive otrachta dative otracht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an otracht genitive na hotrachta dative leis an otracht don otracht

Related terms

• otrachán m (“dirty, vulgar, person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of otracht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
otracht	n-otracht	hotracht	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “otracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “otracht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024