ochdamh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ochdamh (“eighth”), from Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos.

Noun

ochdamh (plural ochdamhs)

  1. (Scotland, historical) An obsolete Scots unit equal to 1⁄8 daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • (1⁄4 ochdamh): See oxgang
  • (various & for further subdivisions): See acre

Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: ochd
    Standalone: a h-ochd
    Ordinal: ochdamh
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8mh
    Personal: ochdnar
    Multiplier: ochd-fillte

Etymology

From Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos. By surface analysis, ochd +‎ -amh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔxkəv/

Numeral

ochdamh

  1. eighth

Descendants
  • → English: ochdamh
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