altú
See also: altu
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠu/
Noun
altú m (genitive singular altaithe)
- verbal noun of altaigh (“give thanks”)
- thanksgiving, benediction
- salm altaithe ― psalm of thanksgiving
- grace (prayer of thanksgiving said at mealtime)
- altú roimh bhia ― grace before food
Declension
Declension of altú
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- deoch altaithe (“drink at end of meal”)
- ocras tar éis altaithe (“lean diet”, literally “hunger after thanksgiving”)
- ofráil altaithe (“thank-offering”)
- Lá an Altaithe (“Thanksgiving (holiday)”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| altú | n-altú | haltú | t-altú |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “altú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “altú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “altú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76
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