astaróideach

Irish

Etymology

From English asteroid + -ach.

Adjective

astaróideach (genitive singular masculine astaróidigh, genitive singular feminine astaróidí, plural astaróideacha, comparative astaróidí)

1. asteroidal

Declension

Declension of astaróideach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	astaróideach	astaróideach	astaróideacha
Vocative	astaróidigh		astaróideacha
Genitive		astaróidí	astaróideacha	astaróideach
Dative	astaróideach	astaróideach; astaróidigh (archaic)	astaróideacha
Comparative	níos astaróidí
Superlative	is astaróidí

Noun

astaróideach m (genitive singular astaróidigh, nominative plural astaróidigh)

1. asteroid

   Synonym: mionphláinéad

Declension

Declension of astaróideach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative astaróideach astaróidigh Vocative a astaróidigh a astaróideacha Genitive astaróidigh astaróideach Dative astaróideach astaróidigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-astaróideach na hastaróidigh Genitive an astaróidigh na n-astaróideach Dative leis an astaróideach don astaróideach leis na hastaróidigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
astaróideach	n-astaróideach	hastaróideach	t-astaróideach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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