altú

See also: altu

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠu/

Noun

altú m (genitive singular altaithe)

1. verbal noun of altaigh (“give thanks”)
2. thanksgiving, benediction

   salm altaithe ― psalm of thanksgiving

3. grace (prayer of thanksgiving said at mealtime)

   altú roimh bhia ― grace before food

Declension

Declension of altú (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative altú vocative a altú genitive altaithe dative altú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-altú genitive an altaithe dative leis an altú don altú

Derived terms

• deoch altaithe (“drink at end of meal”)
• ocras tar éis altaithe (“lean diet”, literally “hunger after thanksgiving”)
• ofráil altaithe (“thank-offering”)
• Lá an Altaithe (“Thanksgiving (holiday)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of altú

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
altú	n-altú	haltú	t-altú

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) “altú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “altú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “altú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76