ucht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ucht (“breast”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸextus,[2] from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”) (compare Latin pectus).

Pronunciation

Noun

ucht m (genitive singular uchta, nominative plural uchtanna)

  1. chest
  2. breast, bosom
  3. lap

Declension
Declension of ucht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ucht uchtanna
Vocative a ucht a uchtanna
Genitive uchta uchtanna
Dative ucht uchtanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ucht na huchtanna
Genitive an uchta na n-uchtanna
Dative leis an ucht

don ucht

 leis na huchtanna

Derived terms
  • as ucht (“for the sake of, on account of, on behalf of”)
  • in ucht (“facing, in face of”)
  • le hucht (“in front of, before, in anticipation of”)
  • móruchtúil (“stout-hearted, courageous”)
  • uchtach (“breastplate; pectoral; chest-protector, plastron”)
  • uchtach (“pectoral”)
  • uchtaigh (“adopt”, verb)
  • uchtán (“load carried between arms and chest, armful; lapful”)
  • uchtbhalla (“parapet”)
  • uchtbharr (“parapet”)
  • uchtbhorrthóir (“chest-expander”)
  • uchtdruilire (“breast-drill”)
  • uchtleanbh (“adopted child”)
  • uchtmhac (“adopted son”)
  • uchtóg (“armful; small heap; rise (in ground); bump (in road)”)
  • uchtphláta (“breastplate”)
  • uchtráille (“breastwork”)
  • uchtúil (“full-chested; courageous”)

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
  3. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 59

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸuxtu, of uncertain further etymology. It can be related to Latin pectus (“breast”), but it requires that the Celtic form contain an irregular assimilation of the first vowel from *e to *u. Alternatively, it can be connected to Latvian pups (“teat, nipple”), but Matasović declares this less probable.[1]

Noun

ucht n or m

  1. breast, bosom

Declension
Neuter u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative uchtN uchtL ochtL, ochta
Vocative uchtN uchtL ucht
Accusative uchtN uchtL ucht
Genitive ochtoH, ochtaH ochtoN, ochtaN ochtN
Dative uchtL ochtaib ochtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ucht uchtL ochtae
Vocative ucht uchtL uchtu
Accusative uchtN uchtL uchtu
Genitive ochtoH, ochtaH ochto, ochta ochtaeN
Dative uchtL ochtaib ochtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Middle Irish: ucht
    • Irish: ucht
    • Manx: ught
    • Scottish Gaelic: uchd

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ucht unchanged n-ucht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 130

Further reading
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