ochdnar

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔxknəɾ/; /ˈɔxkəɾ/ (corresponding to the form ochdar) (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈoxkəɾ/, [ˈʊxkəɾ] (corresponding to the form ochdar) === Noun === ochdnar m (genitive singular ochdnair, plural ochdnaran) eight ==== Usage notes ==== Only used about persons (cf numerical noun). Following noun is in the genitive: ochdnar bhalach ― eight boys Alternatively, de and the dative are used: ochdnar de bhalaich ― eight boys Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig an t-ochdnar dhiubh / aca ― the eight of them Also used on its own: Bha ochdnar ann. ― There were eight. ==== Related terms ==== ochd ochdad === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “ochdnar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN