altú

See also: altu

Irish

Noun

altú m (genitive singular altaithe)

  1. verbal noun of altaigh (“give thanks”)
    1. thanksgiving, benediction
    2. grace (at meals)

Declension
Declension of altú

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative altú
Vocative a altú
Genitive altaithe
Dative altú

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-altú
Genitive an altaithe
Dative leis an altú

don altú

Derived terms
  • altú roimh bhia (“grace before meat”)
  • deoch altaithe (“drink at end of meal”)
  • Lá an Altaithe (“Thanksgiving”) (holiday)
  • ocras tar éis altaithe (“lean diet”, literally “hunger after thanksgiving”)
  • ofráil altaithe (“thank-offering”)
  • salm altaithe (“thanksgiving psalm”)

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “altú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “altú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “altú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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