altach

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Irish

Etymology 1

From alt (“joint, knot”) +‎ -ach +‎ (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, comparative altaí)

  1. articulate, jointed
    Antonym: neamh-altach
  2. knotty, gnarled
  3. undulating (of road)
  4. wavy (of hair)
Declension
Declension of altach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative altach altach altacha
vocative altaigh altacha
genitive altaí altacha altach
dative altach altach;
altaigh (archaic) 		altacha
Comparative níos altaí
Superlative is altaí
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From alt (“alto”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

altach (genitive singular masculine altaigh, genitive singular feminine altaí, plural altacha, not comparable)

  1. (music) alto
Declension
Declension of altach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative altach altach altacha
vocative altaigh altacha
genitive altaí altacha altach
dative altach altach;
altaigh (archaic) 		altacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of altach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
altach n-altach haltach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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