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altach
altach
Irish
Adjective
altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, comparative altaí)
- articulate, jointed
- knotty
- (of road) undulating
- (of hair) wavy
Etymology 2
Adjective
altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha)
Declension
Declension of altach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | altach | altach¹ | altacha³ | |
| Vocative | altaigh¹ | altach¹ | altacha | |
| Genitive | altaigh¹ | altaí (obsolete) altaighe |
altacha | altach |
| Dative | altach² | altach¹ (archaic) altaigh¹ |
altacha³ | |
| Comparative | altaí (obsolete) altaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| altach | n-altach | haltach | t-altach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "altach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.