antalóp
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops).
Noun edit
antalóp m (genitive singular antalóip, nominative plural antalóip)
- antelope (African and Asian animal; its meat)
Declension edit
Declension of antalóp
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- antalóp ceithre-adharcach (“four-horned antelope”)
- antalóp saigeach (“saiga”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
antalóp | n-antalóp | hantalóp | t-antalóp |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- “antelope”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024