altú

See also: altu

Irish

Noun

altú m (genitive singular altaithe)

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
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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

"altú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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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