altóir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish altóir f (compare Scottish Gaelic altair), borrowed from Latin altar, altāre, altaria, from adoleō (“I burn”), influenced in form by altus (“high”).

Noun

altóir f (genitive singular altóra or altórach, nominative plural altóirí or altóracha)

  1. altar
  2. funeral offering

Declension
Declension of altóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative altóir altóirí
Vocative a altóir a altóirí
Genitive altóra altóirí
Dative altóir altóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an altóir na haltóirí
Genitive na haltóra na n-altóirí
Dative leis an altóir

don altóir

 leis na haltóirí
Alternative declension
Declension of altóir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative altóir altóracha
Vocative a altóir a altóracha
Genitive altórach altóracha
Dative altóir altóracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an altóir na haltóracha
Genitive na haltórach na n-altóracha
Dative leis an altóir

don altóir

 leis na haltóracha

Derived terms
  • béal altóra (“front of altar”)
  • brat altóra (“altar-cloth, vestment”)
  • clabhar altóra m (“retable”)
  • cloch altóra (“altar-stone”)
  • cuach altóra (“ciborium”)
  • cúlscáthlán altóra (“reredos”)
  • dealbh altóra (“altar-piece”)
  • éadach altóra (“altar-cloth”)
  • éadan altóra (“front of altar”)
  • feisteas altóra (“altar furnishings”)
  • fíon altóra (“altar wine”)
  • pictiúr altóra (“altar-piece”)
  • ráillí altóra (“altar-rails”)
  • scáthlán altóra (“altar-screen”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
altóir n-altóir haltóir not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "altóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “altóir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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