altach

See also: Altach

Irish

Etymology 1

From alt (“joint, knot”) +‎ -ach.

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
  • bus altach m (“bendy bus”)
  • leoraí altach m (“articulated lorry, semi”)
  • neamh-altach (“unjointed, inarticulate”, adjective)
  • roth altach m (“caterpillar wheel”)

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
  • an eochair altach f (“alto clef”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
altach n-altach haltach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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