athraitheach

Irish

Alternative forms

• athraíoch

Etymology

From athraigh (“change, alter; move”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

athraitheach (genitive singular masculine athraithigh, genitive singular feminine athraithí, plural athraitheacha, comparative athraithí)

1. changeable, movable, variable
2. variant

Declension

Declension of athraitheach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	athraitheach	athraitheach	athraitheacha
vocative	athraithigh		athraitheacha
genitive		athraithí	athraitheacha	athraitheach
dative	athraitheach	athraitheach; athraithigh (archaic)	athraitheacha
Comparative	níos athraithí
Superlative	is athraithí

Derived terms

• do-athraitheach (“invariant, invariable”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of athraitheach

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