antráthach

Irish

Etymology

From antráth (“inopportune time”) (from an- +‎ tráth (“time”)) + -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈan̪ˠt̪ˠɾaː(x)/

Adjective

antráthach (genitive singular masculine antráthaigh, genitive singular feminine antráthaí, plural antráthacha, comparative antráthaí)

1. late, untimely, (of hour) unholy

Declension

Declension of antráthach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	antráthach	antráthach	antráthacha
vocative	antráthaigh		antráthacha
genitive		antráthaí	antráthacha	antráthach
dative	antráthach	antráthach; antráthaigh (archaic)	antráthacha
Comparative	níos antráthaí
Superlative	is antráthaí

Synonyms

• antráthúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of antráthach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
antráthach	n-antráthach	hantráthach	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) “antráthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “antráthach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025