satailít

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English satellite.

Noun

satailít f (genitive singular satailíte, nominative plural satailítí)

1. satellite (natural or manmade)

Declension

Declension of satailít (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative satailít satailítí vocative a shatailít a shatailítí genitive satailíte satailítí dative satailít satailítí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsatailít na satailítí genitive na satailíte na satailítí dative leis an tsatailít don tsatailít leis na satailítí

Derived terms

• satailít aimsire f (“weather satellite”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of satailít

radical	lenition	eclipsis
satailít	shatailít after an, tsatailít	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) “satailít”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “satailít”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “satailít”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024