achtana-

Irish

Alternative forms

• achtan- (before vowels)
• achtanai- (before slender consonants)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτῑ́ς (aktī́s, “ray, beam”).

Prefix

achtana-

1. (physics) actino-

Derived terms

• achtanasón m (“actinozoon”)

Irish terms prefixed with achtana-

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achtan(a)(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN