altach

See also: Altach

Irish

Etymology 1

From alt (“joint, knot”) ‎ -ach ‎ [Term?] (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, comparative altaí)

1. articulate, jointed

   Antonym: neamh-altach

2. knotty, gnarled
3. undulating (of road)
4. wavy (of hair)

Declension

Declension of altach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	altach	altach	altacha
vocative	altaigh		altacha
genitive		altaí	altacha	altach
dative	altach	altach; altaigh (archaic)	altacha
Comparative	níos altaí
Superlative	is altaí

Derived terms

• bus altach m (“bendy bus”)
• leoraí altach m (“articulated lorry, semi”)
• neamh-altach (“unjointed, inarticulate”, adjective)
• roth altach m (“caterpillar wheel”)

 

Etymology 2

From alt (“alto”) ‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, not comparable)

1. (music) alto

Declension

Declension of altach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	altach	altach	altacha
vocative	altaigh		altacha
genitive		altaí	altacha	altach
dative	altach	altach; altaigh (archaic)	altacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• an eochair altach f (“alto clef”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of altach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
altach	n-altach	haltach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “altach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “altach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “altach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024