uachtarán
Irish (Donegal)
/uˑəxt̪ˠəɾˠaːn̻ˠ/
noun
Definitions
- president; head, superior
- (archaic) landowner
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish úachtarán (chief, leader) affix from Irish uachtar (cream).
Origin
Irish (Donegal)
uachtar
Gloss
cream
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- uachtar Irish
- uachtarlann Irish
- úachtar Old Irish
- úachtar, óchtar Old Irish
- úachtarán Old Irish
- eaghtyr Manx
- eaghtyrane Manx
- eaghtyraneys Manx
- lhiass-eaghtyrane Manx