antráthach

Irish

Etymology

From antráth (“inopportune time”) (from an- +‎ tráth (“time”)) + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈan̪ˠt̪ˠɾaː(x)/[1]

Adjective

antráthach (genitive singular masculine antráthaigh, genitive singular feminine antráthaí, plural antráthacha, comparative antráthaí)

  1. late, untimely
  2. (of hour) unholy, unreasonable

Declension

Declension of antráthach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative antráthach antráthach antráthacha
vocative antráthaigh antráthacha
genitive antráthaí antráthacha antráthach
dative antráthach antráthach;
antráthaigh (archaic) 		antráthacha
Comparative níos antráthaí
Superlative is antráthaí

Synonyms

  • antráthúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of antráthach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
antráthach n-antráthach hantráthach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 183, page 70

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “antráṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 48; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “antráthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “antráthach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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