altadh

Irish

Etymology 1

alt +‎ -adh (verbal noun ending)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠu/

Noun

altadh m (genitive singular alta)

1. verbal noun of alt (“articulate, joint”)
2. articulation

Declension

Declension of altadh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative altadh Vocative a altadh Genitive alta Dative altadh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an t-altadh Genitive an alta Dative leis an altadh don altadh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠu/

Verb

altadh

1. past indicative autonomous of alt (“articulate, joint”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠu/

Verb

altadh

1. inflection of alt (“articulate, joint”):
   1. past habitual dependent analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative
   3. past subjunctive analytic

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “altadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN