uchtaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From ucht (chest; breast, bosom; lap) + -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

uchtaigh (present analytic uchtaíonn, future analytic uchtóidh, verbal noun uchtú, past participle uchtaithe)

  1. (transitive) adopt (a child)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • uchtaitheoir m (adopter)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of uchtach.

Noun

uchtaigh m

  1. vocative singular of uchtach
  2. genitive singular of uchtach
  3. nominative plural of uchtach
  4. dative plural of uchtach

Adjective

uchtaigh

  1. vocative singular masculine of uchtach
  2. genitive singular masculine of uchtach
  3. (archaic) dative singular feminine of uchtach

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uchtaigh n-uchtaigh huchtaigh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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