altú

See also: altu

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠu/

Noun

altú m (genitive singular altaithe)

1. verbal noun of altaigh (“give thanks”)
2. thanksgiving, benediction

   salm altaithe ― psalm of thanksgiving

3. grace (prayer of thanksgiving said at mealtime)

   altú roimh bhia ― grace before food

Declension

Declension of altú

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative altú Vocative a altú Genitive altaithe Dative altú

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-altú Genitive an altaithe Dative leis an altú don altú

Derived terms

• deoch altaithe (“drink at end of meal”)
• ocras tar éis altaithe (“lean diet”, literally “hunger after thanksgiving”)
• ofráil altaithe (“thank-offering”)
• Lá an Altaithe (“Thanksgiving (holiday)”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “altú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “altú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “altú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76