ochtmad

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos. By surface analysis, ocht +‎ -mad.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Old Irish ordinal numbers
 <  7th 8th 9th  > 
    Cardinal : ocht
    Ordinal : ochtmad

ochtmad

  1. eighth

Inflection

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ochtmad ochtmad ochtmad
Vocative ochtmaid*
ochtmad**
Accusative ochtmad ochtmaid
Genitive ochtmaid ochtmaide ochtmaid
Dative ochtmad ochtmaid ochtmad
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative ochtmaid ochtmada
Vocative ochtmadu
ochtmada
Accusative ochtmadu
ochtmada
Genitive ochtmad
Dative ochtmadaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

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  • Irish: ochtú
  • Scottish Gaelic: ochdamh

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ochtmad
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-ochtmad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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