Alastar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠəsˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Proper noun

Alastar m (genitive Alastair)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander or Alec

Derived terms

• Alastar Mór m (“Alexander the Great”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Alastar	nAlastar	hAlastar	tAlastar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Alastar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Alastar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Alastar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024