adhantaí
Irish
Etymology 1
From adhaint (“inflammation; ignition”) + -aí (agent suffix).
Noun
adhantaí m (genitive singular adhantaí, nominative plural adhantaithe)
- (of fuel) fire-lighter
Declension
Declension of adhantaí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
adhantaí
- inflection of adhantach (“igneous, inflammable”):
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adhantaí | n-adhantaí | hadhantaí | t-adhantaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “adhantaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adhantaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN