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uachtar.

top, upper part

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈuəxt̪ˠəɾˠ/
  1. top, upper part

    masculine
  2. surface (of the water, from the point of view of someone or something underwater)

    masculine
  3. cream (milk)

    masculine
  4. ascendant

    masculine
  5. upper (part of a shoe above the sole)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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