achtanach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom achtan(a)(i)- (“actin(o)-”) -ach.
Adjective
editachtanach (genitive singular masculine achtanaigh, genitive singular feminine achtanaí, plural achtanacha, not comparable)
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | achtanach | achtanach | achtanacha | |
vocative | achtanaigh | achtanacha | ||
genitive | achtanaí | achtanacha | achtanach | |
dative | achtanach | achtanach; achtanaigh (archaic) |
achtanacha | |
Comparative | níos achtanaí | |||
Superlative | is achtanaí |
Related terms
edit- achtainiam m (“actinium”)
- achtainíd
- achtanacht
Mutation
editradical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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achtanach | n-achtanach | hachtanach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achtanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “actinic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achtanach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm