uchtán

Irish

Etymology

From ucht +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈʌxt̪ˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌxt̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

uchtán m (genitive singular uchtáin, nominative plural uchtáin)

1. armful
2. lapful

Declension

Declension of uchtán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uchtán uchtáin vocative a uchtáin a uchtána genitive uchtáin uchtán dative uchtán uchtáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-uchtán na huchtáin genitive an uchtáin na n-uchtán dative leis an uchtán don uchtán leis na huchtáin

Synonyms

• (armful): uchtóg

Mutation

Mutated forms of uchtán

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uchtán	n-uchtán	huchtán	t-uchtán

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) “uċtán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 773
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uchtán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN