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
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ochd-chasachn-ochd-chasachh-ochd-chasacht-ochd-chasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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