ollfhathach

Irish

Etymology

oll- (“super-”) +‎ fathach (“giant”)

Noun

ollfhathach m (genitive singular ollfhathaigh, nominative plural ollfhathaigh)

1. supergiant

Declension

Declension of ollfhathach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ollfhathach ollfhathaigh Vocative a ollfhathaigh a ollfhathacha Genitive ollfhathaigh ollfhathach Dative ollfhathach ollfhathaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ollfhathach na hollfhathaigh Genitive an ollfhathaigh na n-ollfhathach Dative leis an ollfhathach don ollfhathach leis na hollfhathaigh

Derived terms

• ollfhathach dearg (“red supergiant”)
• ollfhathach gorm (“blue supergiant”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “supergiant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024