leath-thonach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom leath- (“half”) + tonach (“tonal”) and leath-thon (“semitone, halftone”) + -ach.
Adjective
editleath-thonach (genitive singular masculine leath-thonaigh, genitive singular feminine leath-thonaí, plural leath-thonacha, not comparable)
- (art, printing) halftone (attributive)
- greanadóireacht leath-thonach ― halftone engraving
- (music) chromatic, semitonal
- Synonym: crómatach
Declension
editDeclension of leath-thonach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | leath-thonach | leath-thonach | leath-thonacha | |
Vocative | leath-thonaigh | leath-thonacha | ||
Genitive | leath-thonaí | leath-thonacha | leath-thonach | |
Dative | leath-thonach | leath-thonach; leath-thonaigh (archaic) |
leath-thonacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath-thonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN