astralaí
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish astrolaige (“astrologer; wizard, sorceror”), a borrowing from Latin astrologus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολόγος (astrológos, “astronomer, astrologer”).
Noun
astralaí m (genitive singular astralaí, nominative plural astralaithe)
- astrologer
Declension
Declension of astralaí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- astralaíoch (“astrological”, adjective)
- astralaíocht f (“astrology”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
astralaí | n-astralaí | hastralaí | 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), “astralaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “astrolaic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “astrologer” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “astralaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.