Atlantach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
Atlantach (genitive singular masculine Atlantaigh, genitive singular feminine Atlantaí, plural Atlantacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Atlantach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Atlantach | Atlantach | Atlantacha | |
| Vocative | Atlantaigh | Atlantacha | ||
| Genitive | Atlantaí | Atlantacha | Atlantach | |
| Dative | Atlantach | Atlantach; Atlantaigh (archaic) |
Atlantacha | |
| Comparative | níos Atlantaí | |||
| Superlative | is Atlantaí | |||
Derived terms
- An tAigéan Atlantach (“the Atlantic Ocean”)
- bolmán Atlantach (“horse mackerel”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Atlantach | nAtlantach | hAtlantach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Atlantach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Atlantach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Atlantach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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