ollfhathach

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Irish

Etymology

oll- (“super-”) +‎ fathach (“giant”)

Noun

ollfhathach m (genitive singular ollfhathaigh, nominative plural ollfhathaigh)

  1. supergiant

Declension

Declension of ollfhathach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ollfhathach ollfhathaigh
vocative a ollfhathaigh a ollfhathacha
genitive ollfhathaigh ollfhathach
dative ollfhathach ollfhathaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ollfhathach na hollfhathaigh
genitive an ollfhathaigh na n-ollfhathach
dative leis an ollfhathach
don ollfhathach 		leis na hollfhathaigh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ollfhathach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ollfhathach n-ollfhathach hollfhathach t-ollfhathach

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

Further reading

  • “supergiant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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