áthasach

Irish

Etymology 1

áthas (“joy, gladness”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

áthasach (genitive singular masculine áthasaigh, genitive singular feminine áthasaí, plural áthasacha, comparative áthasaí)

1. glad, joyful

Synonyms

• áthasúil

Etymology 2

Adjective

áthasach (genitive singular masculine áthasaigh, genitive singular feminine áthasaí, plural áthasacha, comparative áthasaí)

1. Alternative form of áitheasach (“successful, victorious”)

Declension

Declension of áthasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	áthasach	áthasach	áthasacha
Vocative	áthasaigh		áthasacha
Genitive		áthasaí	áthasacha	áthasach
Dative	áthasach	áthasach; áthasaigh (archaic)	áthasacha
Comparative	níos áthasaí
Superlative	is áthasaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áthasach	n-áthasach	háthasach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áthasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN