altramaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From altram (“fosterage”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

altramaí m (genitive singular altramaí, nominative plural altramaithe)

1. fosterer, foster-parent

Declension

Declension of altramaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative altramaí altramaithe Vocative a altramaí a altramaithe Genitive altramaí altramaithe Dative altramaí altramaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-altramaí na haltramaithe Genitive an altramaí na n-altramaithe Dative leis an altramaí don altramaí leis na haltramaithe

Etymology 2

Verb

altramaí

1. present subjunctive analytic of altramaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
altramaí	n-altramaí	haltramaí	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) “altramaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN