Atlantach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]Atlantach (genitive singular masculine Atlantaigh, genitive singular feminine Atlantaí, plural Atlantacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Atlantach | Atlantach | Atlantacha | |
| vocative | Atlantaigh | Atlantacha | ||
| genitive | Atlantaí | Atlantacha | Atlantach | |
| dative | Atlantach | Atlantach; Atlantaigh (archaic) |
Atlantacha | |
| Comparative | níos Atlantaí | |||
| Superlative | is Atlantaí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- An tAigéan Atlantach (“the Atlantic Ocean”)
- bolmán Atlantach (“horse mackerel”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantach | nAtlantach | hAtlantach | 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) “Atlantach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Atlantach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Atlantach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024