satailít

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English satellite.

Noun

satailít f (genitive singular satailíte, nominative plural satailítí)

1. satellite (natural or manmade)

Declension

Declension of satailít

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative satailít satailítí Vocative a shatailít a shatailítí Genitive satailíte satailítí Dative satailít satailítí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsatailít na satailítí Genitive na satailíte na satailítí Dative leis an tsatailít don tsatailít leis na satailítí

Derived terms

• satailít aimsire f (“weather satellite”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
satailít	shatailít after an, tsatailít	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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