achtanach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From achtan(a)(i)- (“actin(o)-”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]achtanach (genitive singular masculine achtanaigh, genitive singular feminine achtanaí, plural achtanacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | achtanach | achtanach | achtanacha | |
| vocative | achtanaigh | achtanacha | ||
| genitive | achtanaí | achtanacha | achtanach | |
| dative | achtanach | achtanach; achtanaigh (archaic) |
achtanacha | |
| Comparative | níos achtanaí | |||
| Superlative | is achtanaí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- achtainiam m (“actinium”)
- achtainíd
- achtanacht
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| achtanach | n-achtanach | hachtanach | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achtanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “actinic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achtanach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm