# ucht
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ʊxt̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ɔxt̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ʌxt̪ˠ/
* Homophone: ocht (Connacht)

### Noun

ucht m (genitive singular uchta, nominative plural uchtanna)
* chest
* breast, bosom
* lap

#### 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

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 110, page 59
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 206
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ucht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## 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.

### Noun

ucht n or m
* breast, bosom

#### Declension

Neuter u-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | ucht$^N$ | ucht$^L$ | ocht$^L$, ochta |
| Vocative | ucht$^N$ | ucht$^L$ | ucht |
| Accusative | ucht$^N$ | ucht$^L$ | ucht |
| Genitive | ochto$^H$, ochta$^H$ | ochto$^N$, ochta$^N$ | ocht$^N$ |
| Dative | ucht$^L$ | 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 | ucht$^L$ | ochtae |
| Vocative | ucht | ucht$^L$ | uchtu |
| Accusative | ucht$^N$ | ucht$^L$ | uchtu |
| Genitive | ochto$^H$, ochta$^H$ | ochto, ochta | ochtae$^N$ |
| Dative | ucht$^L$ | 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

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

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

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language