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uchtach.

breastplate, pectoral (protective armor)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɞxt̪ˠɑ(x)/Ulster
  1. breastplate, pectoral (protective armor)

    masculine
  2. pectoral (clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth)

    masculine
  3. pectoral (medicine for diseases of chest organs)

    masculine
  4. hillside, acclivity

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish uchtach (“breast-plate, stomacher; hillock, elevation”). By surface analysis, ucht (“breast”) + -ach.

adj/ˈɞxt̪ˠɑ(x)/Ulster
  1. pectoral

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From ucht (“chest”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

noun/ˈɞxt̪ˠɑ(x)/Ulster
  1. courage, encouragement

    masculine
  2. strength (mental, psychological)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Original sense “scream, cry”, probably because such sounds originate in the chest.

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