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

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ollfhathach n-ollfhathach hollfhathach t-ollfhathach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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