asarlaí

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish asarlaige, a variant of astrolaic (“astrologer; wizard, sorcerer”), from Latin astrologus, from Ancient Greek αστρολόγος (astrológos).

Noun

asarlaí m (genitive singular asarlaí, nominative plural asarlaithe)

  1. sorcerer
  2. conjurer, trickster
  3. Alternative form of astralaí (“astrologer”)

Declension
Declension of asarlaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative asarlaí asarlaithe
Vocative a asarlaí a asarlaithe
Genitive asarlaí asarlaithe
Dative asarlaí asarlaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-asarlaí na hasarlaithe
Genitive an asarlaí na n-asarlaithe
Dative leis an asarlaí

don asarlaí

 leis na hasarlaithe

Derived terms

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

Further reading
  • "asarlaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “asarlaige” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “astrolaic” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “asarlaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “asarlaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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