leath-thonach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From leath- (“half”) + tonach (“tonal”) and leath-thon (“semitone, halftone”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
leath-thonach (genitive singular masculine leath-thonaigh, genitive singular feminine leath-thonaí, plural leath-thonacha, not comparable)
- (art, printing) halftone (attributive)
- greanadóireacht leath-thonach ― halftone engraving
- (music) chromatic, semitonal
- Synonym: crómatach
Declension edit
Declension of leath-thonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leath-thonach | leath-thonach | leath-thonacha | |
| Vocative | leath-thonaigh | leath-thonacha | ||
| Genitive | leath-thonaí | leath-thonacha | leath-thonach | |
| Dative | leath-thonach | leath-thonach; leath-thonaigh (archaic) |
leath-thonacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath-thonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN