achtana-

Irish

Alternative forms

• achtan- (before vowels)
• achtanai- (before slender consonants)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτῑ́ς (aktī́s, “ray, beam”).

Prefix

achtana-

1. (physics) actino-

Derived terms

• achtanasón m (“actinozoon”)

Irish terms prefixed with achtana-

achtanach

achtanaiméadar

achtanaiméadracht

achtanasón

Mutation

Mutated forms of achtana-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achtana-	n-achtana-	hachtana-	t-achtana-

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

Further reading

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