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ochtach.

octave (an interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔxt̪ˠa(x)/Ulster
  1. octave (an interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From ocht (“eight”) + -ach.

noun/ˈɔxt̪ˠa(x)/Ulster
  1. fir, Abies spp.; pine Pinus spp.

    feminine · literary
  2. ridgepole

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish ochtach, from Proto-Celtic *ɸuxtākā, from Proto-Indo-European *pewḱ- (“pine”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πεύκη (peúkē, “pine”), Lithuanian puši̇̀s (“pine”), and German Fichte (“spruce”).

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