Alastar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alastar m (genitive Alastair)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander or Alec
Derived terms
[edit]- Alastar Mór m (“Alexander the Great”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Alastar | nAlastar | hAlastar | tAlastar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Alastar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Alastar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Alastar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024