adhaltranas

Irish

Etymology

Variant of adhaltras, from Old Irish adaltras (“adultery”), from adaltair (“adulterer”), from Latin adulter.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɯːl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠənˠəsˠ/

Noun

adhaltranas m (genitive singular adhaltranais)

1. adultery

   Synonyms: adhaltraíocht, adhaltras

   adhaltranas a dhéanamh ― to commit adultery

Declension

Declension of adhaltranas

First declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-adhaltranas Genitive an adhaltranais Dative leis an adhaltranas don adhaltranas

Related terms

• adhaltrach

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhaltranas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “adultery”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aḋaltrannas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 4
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhaltranas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “adaltrannas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “adhaltranas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish adaltrannas m (“adultery”), from adaltair (“adulterer”), from Latin adulter.

Noun

adhaltranas m (genitive singular adhaltranais, no plural)

1. adultery

   Synonym: adhaltras

Related terms

• adhaltraiche m (“adulterer”)
• adhaltranach (“adulterous”, adjective)
• ban-adhaltraiche f (“adulteress”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “adhaltranas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “adaltrannas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language