uathlathach
Irish
editEtymology
editAdjective
edituathlathach (genitive singular masculine uathlathaigh, genitive singular feminine uathlathaí, plural uathlathacha, comparative uathlathaí)
- autocratic
- Synonym: féinlathach
Declension
editDeclension of uathlathach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uathlathach | uathlathach | uathlathacha | |
Vocative | uathlathaigh | uathlathacha | ||
Genitive | uathlathaí | uathlathacha | uathlathach | |
Dative | uathlathach | uathlathach; uathlathaigh (archaic) |
uathlathacha | |
Comparative | níos uathlathaí | |||
Superlative | is uathlathaí |
Derived terms
edit- tír uathlathach (“autocracy”, literally “autocratic country”)
Related terms
edit- uathlathaí (“autocrat”)
- uathlathas (“autocracy”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uathlathach | n-uathlathach | huathlathach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uathlathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “autocratic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024