abhacréalta

Irish

Etymology

From abhac +‎ réalta, a calque of English dwarf star.

Noun

abhacréalta f (genitive singular abhacréalta, nominative plural abhacréaltaí)

1. dwarf star

   Synonym: abhac

Declension

Declension of abhacréalta (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative abhacréalta abhacréaltaí vocative a abhacréalta a abhacréaltaí genitive abhacréalta abhacréaltaí dative abhacréalta abhacréaltaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an abhacréalta na habhacréaltaí genitive na habhacréalta na n-abhacréaltaí dative leis an abhacréalta don abhacréalta leis na habhacréaltaí

Related terms

• abhac bán m (“white dwarf”)
• abhac dearg m (“red dwarf”)
• abhac donn m (“brown dwarf”)
• abhac dubh m (“black dwarf”)
• fo-abhac m (“subdwarf”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhacréalta

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhacréalta	n-abhacréalta	habhacréalta	not applicable

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

Further reading

• “dwarf”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025