uachtar

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish úachtar, (whence also Scottish Gaelic uachdar and Manx eaghtyr), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsteros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps- (“high”). Akin to Irish and Scottish Gaelic uasal, Welsh uchel and uthr, Breton uhel. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuəxt̪ˠəɾˠ/ === Noun === uachtar m (genitive singular uachtair, nominative plural uachtair) top, upper part surface (of the water, from the point of view of someone or something underwater) cream (milk) (astrology) ascendant (shoemaking) upper (part of a shoe above the sole) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (top, upper part): barr (surface of the water): barr, craiceann ==== Antonyms ==== íochtar ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uaċtar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1281; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uachtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “uachtar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “uachtar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026