holagram

Irish

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Etymology

From English hologram, from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “letter, line”).

Noun

holagram m (genitive singular holagraim, nominative plural holagraim)

1. hologram
   • 2016 June 10, Breandán M Mac Gearailt, An seanfhondúir Hanks dulta amú san Araib Shádach‎^[1]:

     B’fhear gnó rathúil é tráth ach ar chúiseanna nach gcíortar chun mo shástachta thit an tóin as a ghnó agus b’éigean dó tabhairt faoina ról nua; ag iarraidh holagram an teidil a dhíol leis an Rí san Araib Shádach.

     He was once a successful businessman but for reasons that are not examined to my satisfaction the bottom fell out of his business and he had to take on his new role; trying to sell the hologram of the title to the King in Saudi Arabia.

Declension

Declension of holagram

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative holagram holagraim Vocative a holagraim a holagrama Genitive holagraim holagram Dative holagram holagraim

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an holagram na holagraim Genitive an holagraim na holagram Dative leis an holagram don holagram leis na holagraim

Further reading

• “holagram”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• hologram at gaois.ie