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

Positive	singular		plural
	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

Mutated forms of áthasach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áthasach	n-áthasach	háthasach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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