albatras
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch albatros.
Noun
albatras (first-person possessive albatrasku, second-person possessive albatrasmu, third-person possessive albatrasnya)
- albatross
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English albatross, from Portuguese alcatraz (“gannet”).
Noun
albatras m (genitive singular albatrais, nominative plural albatrais)
- (bird) albatross
- (golf) albatross, double eagle
- Synonym: iolar dúbailte
Declension
Declension of albatras
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
albatras | n-albatras | halbatras | t-albatras |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “albatras”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “albatross” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “albatras” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.