ortha
See also: orða
Irish
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editortha f (genitive singular ortha, nominative plural orthaí)
Declension
editDeclension of ortha
Derived terms
edit- ortha a chur ar dhuine (“cast a spell on someone”)
- ortha chosanta (“protective incantation”)
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ortha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “ortha”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
- “ortha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ortha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “ortha”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024
Etymology 2
editPronoun
editortha (emphatic orthasan)
- Alternative form of orthu
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ortha | n-ortha | hortha | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |