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English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair (“Alexander”). Doublet of Alexander.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alastair
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Anagrams
Irish
Proper noun
Alastair m sg
- genitive of Alastar
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| Alastair
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nAlastair
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hAlastair
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- “Alastair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Alastair m
- a male given name, variant of Alasdair
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.