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Protastúnach
Protastúnach
Irish
Alternative forms
- Pratastúnach (Cois Fharraige)
- (noun): Protastún
Adjective
Protastúnach (genitive singular masculine Protastúnaigh, genitive singular feminine Protastúnaí, plural Protastúnacha, comparative Protastúnaí)
Declension
Declension of Protastúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Protastúnach | Phrotastúnach | Protastúnacha; Phrotastúnacha² |
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| Vocative | Phrotastúnaigh | Protastúnacha | ||
| Genitive | Protastúnaí | Protastúnacha | Protastúnach | |
| Dative | Protastúnach; Phrotastúnach¹ |
Phrotastúnach; Phrotastúnaigh (archaic) |
Protastúnacha; Phrotastúnacha² |
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| Comparative | níos Protastúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is Protastúnaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Noun
Protastúnach m (genitive singular Protastúnaigh, nominative plural Protastúnaigh)
Declension
Declension of Protastúnach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Protastúnach | Phrotastúnach | bProtastúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “protestant” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “Protastúnach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "Protastúnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.