Alastar
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal̪ˠəsˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/
Proper noun
Alastar m (genitive Alastair)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander or Alec
Derived terms
- Alastar Mór m (“Alexander the Great”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Alastar | nAlastar | hAlastar | tAlastar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Alastar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Alastar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Alastar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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