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

Derived terms
  • ar íochtar (“beneath, underneath”)
  • in íochtar (“subordinate”)
  • íochtairín
  • íochtar trá (“low water”)
  • íochtarach
  • íochtaraí
  • íochtarán

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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
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