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Irish
Etymology 1
From alt (“joint, knot”) + -ach.
Adjective
altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, comparative altaí)
- articulate, jointed
- Antonym: neamh-altach
- knotty, gnarled
- undulating (of road)
- wavy (of hair)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From alt (“alto”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, not comparable)
- (music) alto
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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| Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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| Nominative
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altach
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altach
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altacha
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| Vocative
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altaigh
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altacha
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| Genitive
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altaí
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altacha
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altach
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| Dative
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altach
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altach;
altaigh (archaic)
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altacha
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| Comparative
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(not comparable)
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| Superlative
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(not comparable)
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| altach
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n-altach
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haltach
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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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