Artach
Irish
Etymology
Adjective
Artach (genitive singular masculine Artaigh, genitive singular feminine Artaí, plural Artacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Artach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Artach | Artach | Artacha | |
| Vocative | Artaigh | Artacha | ||
| Genitive | Artaí | Artacha | Artach | |
| Dative | Artach | Artach; Artaigh (archaic) |
Artacha | |
| Comparative | níos Artaí | |||
| Superlative | is Artaí | |||
Derived terms
- An Ciorcal Artach (“the Arctic Circle”)
- An tAigéan Artach (“the Arctic Ocean”)
- fo-artach (“subarctic”)
Declension
Declension of Artach
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Artach | nArtach | hArtach | tArtach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "Artach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Artach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Artach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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