achtanasón

Irish

Etymology

From achtan(a)(i)- (“actin(o)-”) +‎ -són (“-zoon”).

Noun

achtanasón m (genitive singular achtanasóin, nominative plural achtanasóin)

1. (zoology) actinozoon

Declension

Declension of achtanasón (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative achtanasón achtanasóin vocative a achtanasóin a achtanasóna genitive achtanasóin achtanasón dative achtanasón achtanasóin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-achtanasón na hachtanasóin genitive an achtanasóin na n-achtanasón dative leis an achtanasón don achtanasón leis na hachtanasóin

Derived terms

• achtanasónach (“actinozoan”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of achtanasón

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achtanasón	n-achtanasón	hachtanasón	t-achtanasón

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) “achtanasón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN