altramaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From altram (“fosterage”) +‎ -aí (suffix used to form agent nouns).

Noun

altramaí m (genitive singular altramaí, nominative plural altramaithe)

1. fosterer, foster-parent

Declension

Declension of altramaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative altramaí altramaithe vocative a altramaí a altramaithe genitive altramaí altramaithe dative altramaí altramaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-altramaí na haltramaithe genitive an altramaí na n-altramaithe dative leis an altramaí don altramaí leis na haltramaithe

Etymology 2

Verb

altramaí

1. present subjunctive analytic of altramaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of altramaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
altramaí	n-altramaí	haltramaí	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

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