Ostarach
Irish
Etymology
From An Ostair (“Austria”) + -ach.
Adjective
Ostarach (genitive singular masculine Ostaraigh, genitive singular feminine Ostaraí, plural Ostaracha, not comparable)
- Austrian
Declension
Declension of Ostarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Ostarach | Ostarach | Ostaracha | |
Vocative | Ostaraigh | Ostaracha | ||
Genitive | Ostaraí | Ostaracha | Ostarach | |
Dative | Ostarach | Ostarach; Ostaraigh (archaic) | Ostaracha | |
Comparative | níos Ostaraí | |||
Superlative | is Ostaraí |
Noun
Ostarach m (genitive singular Ostaraigh, nominative plural Ostaraigh)
- Austrian
Declension
Declension of Ostarach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Ostarach | nOstarach | hOstarach | tOstarach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Ostarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Austrian” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Ostarach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.