English

Proper noun

Uachtarán

1. Title of a person who holds the office of President of Ireland.
2. The head of state of Ireland; the Irish president.

Usage notes

• As a title, the word should always be capitalised.
• As a term for the political office, the word is sometimes found in lower case.

See also

• uachtarán

Irish

Etymology

From uachtarán ‎(“president; headmaster; landowner”).

Noun

Uachtarán m ‎(genitive singular Uachtaráin, nominative plural Uachtaráin)

1. President (used as a title for the head of state of a republic)

Declension

Usage notes

Without further specification, an tUachtarán is usually interpreted to mean the President of Ireland, but the title applies to other presidents as well, e.g. an tUachtarán Obama, an tUachtarán Hollande, etc.

Mutation

References

• "Uachtarán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Irish

Noun

uachtarán m ‎(genitive singular uachtaráin, nominative plural uachtaráin)

1. president
2. headmaster (school, academic)
3. (archaic) landowner

Declension

Usage notes

When used as a title, uachtarán is capitalized: see Uachtarán.

Synonyms

• (headmaster): ardmháistir

Derived terms

• uachtaránacht f ‎(“presidency; authority, power”)

Mutation

References

• "uachtarán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “úachtarán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.