athrú

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From athraigh +‎ -ú.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈahɾˠuː/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑɾˠuː/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈaːɾˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːhɾˠu/[1] (corresponding to the form áthrú)

Noun

athrú m (genitive singular athraithe, nominative plural athruithe)

  1. verbal noun of athraigh: changing
    Tá mian liom mo chuid éadaigh a athrú.
    I would like to change clothes.
  2. change, alteration
    athrú fóineolaíochta ― phonological change
    Tháinig athrú mór air ó chonaic mé é go deireanach.
    He has changed a lot since the last time I saw him.
  3. variation
  4. (mathematics) reduction
  5. (linguistics) mutation
    athrú tosaigh ― initial mutation

Declension
Declension of athrú

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative athrú athruithe
Vocative a athrú a athruithe
Genitive athraithe athruithe
Dative athrú athruithe

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-athrú na hathruithe
Genitive an athraithe na n-athruithe
Dative leis an athrú

don athrú

 leis na hathruithe

Derived terms
  • bainistíocht athruithe (“change management”)

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 11

Further reading
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