altóir

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish altóir f (compare Scottish Gaelic altair), borrowed from Latin altar, altāre, altaria, from adoleō (“I burn”), influenced in form by altus (“high”).

Noun

altóir f (genitive singular altóra or altórach, nominative plural altóirí or altóracha)

  1. altar
  2. funeral offering

Declension

Declension of altóir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative altóir altóirí
vocative a altóir a altóirí
genitive altóra altóirí
dative altóir altóirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an altóir na haltóirí
genitive na haltóra na n-altóirí
dative leis an altóir
don altóir 		leis na haltóirí
Alternative declension
Declension of altóir (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative altóir altóracha
vocative a altóir a altóracha
genitive altórach altóracha
dative altóir altóracha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an altóir na haltóracha
genitive na haltórach na n-altóracha
dative leis an altóir
don altóir 		leis na haltóracha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of altóir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
altóir n-altóir haltóir 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

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