ochdamh

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ochdamh (“eighth”), from Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos. === Noun === ochdamh (plural ochdamhs) (Scotland, historical) An obsolete Scots unit equal to 1⁄8 daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres. ==== Hypernyms ==== (8 ochdamhs): See daugh (2 ochdamhs): See carucate ==== Hyponyms ==== (1⁄4 ochdamh): See oxgang (various & for further subdivisions): See acre == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos. By surface analysis, ochd +‎ -amh === Pronunciation === Numeral: (Lewis) IPA(key): /ə ˈn̪ˠt̪oxku/, [ə ˈn̪̊ˠʰoxkʉ] (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ə ˈn̪ˠɔxku/ === Numeral === an t-ochdamh or an ochdamh eighth === Noun === ochdamh m (genitive singular ochdaimh, plural ochdamhan) eighth part (historical) unit of land consisting of 1⁄8 daugh/davoch or four pennylands ==== Descendants ==== → English: ochdamh === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “ochdamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN