ortha
See also: orða
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
ortha f (genitive singular ortha, nominative plural orthaí)
- (literary) prayer
- incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, invocation
- talisman
Declension
Declension of ortha
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ortha a chur ar dhuine (“cast a spell on someone”)
- ortha chosanta (“protective incantation”)
Further reading
- Entries containing “ortha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall; Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991), “ortha”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
- Entries containing “ortha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- 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, 2006–2023
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
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