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achtanach
achtanach
Irish
Adjective
achtanach (genitive singular masculine achtanaigh, genitive singular feminine achtanaí, plural achtanacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of achtanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | achtanach | achtanach¹ | achtanacha³ | |
| Vocative | achtanaigh¹ | achtanach¹ | achtanacha | |
| Genitive | achtanaigh¹ | achtanaí (obsolete) achtanaighe |
achtanacha | achtanach |
| Dative | achtanach² | achtanach¹ (archaic) achtanaigh¹ |
achtanacha³ | |
| Comparative | achtanaí (obsolete) achtanaighe |
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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.
Related terms
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| achtanach | n-achtanach | hachtanach | t-achtanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "achtanach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.