ailtéarnach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

ailtéarnach (genitive singular masculine ailtéarnaigh, genitive singular feminine ailtéarnaí, plural ailtéarnacha)

1. (electricity) alternate; alternating

Declension

Declension of ailtéarnach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ailtéarnach	ailtéarnach	ailtéarnacha
vocative	ailtéarnaigh		ailtéarnacha
genitive		ailtéarnaí	ailtéarnacha	ailtéarnach
dative	ailtéarnach	ailtéarnach; ailtéarnaigh (archaic)	ailtéarnacha
Comparative	níos ailtéarnaí
Superlative	is ailtéarnaí

Derived terms

• sruth ailtéarnach

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailtéarnach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailtéarnach	n-ailtéarnach	hailtéarnach	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) “ailtéarnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN