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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish.
Proper noun
Uachtarán
- Title of a person who holds the office of President of Ireland.
- The head of state of Ireland; the Irish president.
Usage notes
- As a title, the word should always be capitalised.
- As a term for the political office, the word is sometimes found in lower case.
See also
Irish
Etymology
From uachtarán (“president; headmaster; landowner”).
Noun
Uachtarán m (genitive singular Uachtaráin, nominative plural Uachtaráin)
- President (used as a title for the head of state of a republic)
Usage notes
Without further specification, an tUachtarán is usually interpreted to mean the President of Ireland, but the title applies to other presidents as well, e.g. an tUachtarán Obama, an tUachtarán Hollande, etc.
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uachtarán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uachtarán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “uachtarán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024