ochtó

Irish
Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ochtó
    Ordinal : ochtódú

Alternative forms
  • ochtmhogha

Etymology

From Old Irish ochtmoga (“eighty”), from ocht (“eight”) (modern ocht).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoxt̪ˠoː/

Numeral

ochtó

  1. eighty

Usage notes
  • Always used with nouns in the singular; triggers no mutation:
  • ochtó carr ― eighty cars
  • ochtó bean ― eighty women
  • ochtó bliain ― eighty years

Synonyms

Noun

ochtó m (genitive singular ochtód, nominative plural ochtóidí)

  1. eighty

Declension
Declension of ochtó

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ochtó ochtóidí
Vocative a ochtó a ochtóidí
Genitive ochtód ochtóidí
Dative ochtó
ochtóid (in certain phrases)		 ochtóidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ochtó na hochtóidí
Genitive an ochtód na n-ochtóidí
Dative leis an ochtó

don ochtó

 leis na hochtóidí

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ochtó n-ochtó hochtó t-ochtó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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