aturnae

Irish

Alternative forms

• atúirnéir

Etymology

From Old French atorné, aturné, atourné, masculine past participle of atourner (“to attorn”), in the sense of “one appointed or constituted”.

Noun

aturnae m (genitive singular aturnae, nominative plural aturnaetha)

1. attorney, solicitor

Declension

Declension of aturnae (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aturnae aturnaetha vocative a aturnae a aturnaetha genitive aturnae aturnaetha dative aturnae aturnaetha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aturnae na haturnaetha genitive an aturnae na n-aturnaetha dative leis an aturnae don aturnae leis na haturnaetha

Derived terms

• cumhacht aturnae f (“power of attorney”)
• An Príomh-Aturnae Stáit m (“the Chief State Solicitor”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aturnae

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