aontonach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From aon- (“mono-”) + ton (“tone”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
aontonach (genitive singular masculine aontonaigh, genitive singular feminine aontonaí, plural aontonacha, comparative aontonaí)
- monotonous (of speech)
- (mathematics) monotonic
Declension edit
Declension of aontonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aontonach | aontonach | aontonacha | |
| Vocative | aontonaigh | aontonacha | ||
| Genitive | aontonaí | aontonacha | aontonach | |
| Dative | aontonach | aontonach; aontonaigh (archaic) |
aontonacha | |
| Comparative | níos aontonaí | |||
| Superlative | is aontonaí | |||
Related terms edit
- aontonacht f (“monotonicity”)
- aonton m (“monotone”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aontonach | n-aontonach | haontonach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aontonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aontonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aontonach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.