altach
See also: Altach
Irish
Etymology 1
From alt (“joint, knot”) + -ach.
Adjective
altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, comparative altaí)
- articulate, jointed
- Antonym: neamh-altach
- knotty, gnarled
- (of road) undulating
- (of hair) wavy
Declension
Declension of altach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | altach | altach | altacha | |
Vocative | altaigh | altacha | ||
Genitive | altaí | altacha | altach | |
Dative | altach | altach; altaigh (archaic) | altacha | |
Comparative | níos altaí | |||
Superlative | is altaí |
Derived terms
- bus altach m (“bendy bus”)
- leoraí altach m (“articulated lorry, semi”)
- neamh-altach (“unjointed, inarticulate”, adjective)
- roth altach m (“caterpillar wheel”)
Etymology 2
From alt (“alto”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, not comparable)
- (music) alto
Declension
Declension of altach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | altach | altach | altacha | |
Vocative | altaigh | altacha | ||
Genitive | altaí | altacha | altach | |
Dative | altach | altach; altaigh (archaic) | altacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Derived terms
- an eochair altach f (“alto clef”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
altach | n-altach | haltach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “altach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “altach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “altach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.