aontach
Irish
Etymology 1
From aontas (“unison”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
aontach (genitive singular masculine aontaigh, genitive singular feminine aontaí, plural aontacha, comparative aontaí)
- (music) unisonal
- Synonym: aonsonach
Declension
Declension of aontach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aontach | aontach | aontacha | |
| Vocative | aontaigh | aontacha | ||
| Genitive | aontaí | aontacha | aontach | |
| Dative | aontach | aontach; aontaigh (archaic) | aontacha | |
| Comparative | níos aontaí | |||
| Superlative | is aontaí | |||
Etymology 2
From aontaigh (“assent, agree”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
aontach (genitive singular masculine aontaigh, genitive singular feminine aontaí, plural aontacha, comparative aontaí)
- Alternative form of aontaitheach (“assenting, agreeing”)
Declension
Declension of aontach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aontach | aontach | aontacha | |
| Vocative | aontaigh | aontacha | ||
| Genitive | aontaí | aontacha | aontach | |
| Dative | aontach | aontach; aontaigh (archaic) | aontacha | |
| Comparative | níos aontaí | |||
| Superlative | is aontaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aontach | n-aontach | haontach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "aontach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.