antráthach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From antráth (“inopportune time”) (from an- + tráth (“time”)) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
antráthach (genitive singular masculine antráthaigh, genitive singular feminine antráthaí, plural antráthacha, comparative antráthaí)
Declension edit
Declension of antráthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | antráthach | antráthach | antráthacha | |
| Vocative | antráthaigh | antráthacha | ||
| Genitive | antráthaí | antráthacha | antráthach | |
| Dative | antráthach | antráthach; antráthaigh (archaic) |
antráthacha | |
| Comparative | níos antráthaí | |||
| Superlative | is antráthaí | |||
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| antráthach | n-antráthach | hantráthach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “antráthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “antráthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.