ortadromach
Irish
Etymology
From orta- (“ortho-”) + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ortadromach (genitive singular masculine ortadromaigh, genitive singular feminine ortadromaí, plural ortadromacha, not comparable)
- (neurology) orthodromic
Declension
Declension of ortadromach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ortadromach | ortadromach | ortadromacha | |
| Vocative | ortadromaigh | ortadromacha | ||
| Genitive | ortadromaí | ortadromacha | ortadromach | |
| Dative | ortadromach | ortadromach; ortadromaigh (archaic) | ortadromacha | |
| Comparative | níos ortadromaí | |||
| Superlative | is ortadromaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ortadromach | n-ortadromach | hortadromach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ortadromach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.