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) to adopt (a child)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • uchtaitheoir m (adopter)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of uchtach.

Noun

uchtaigh m

  1. inflection of uchtach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Adjective

uchtaigh

  1. inflection of uchtach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) feminine dative singular

Mutation

Mutated forms of uchtaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uchtaigh n-uchtaigh huchtaigh not applicable

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

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