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ochdamh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ochdamh
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obsolete Scots unit equal to ¹⁄₈ daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ochdamh (“eighth”), from Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ochdamh, ochtmad, *oxtūmetos

Inflected Forms

ochdamhs (plural)

Questions

What does ochdamh mean?
An obsolete Scots unit equal to ¹⁄₈ daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.
Where does ochdamh come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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