adhantaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From adhaint (“inflammation; ignition”) +‎ -aí (agent suffix).

Noun

adhantaí m (genitive singular adhantaí, nominative plural adhantaithe)

1. fire-lighter (of fuel)

Declension

Declension of adhantaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative adhantaí adhantaithe Vocative a adhantaí a adhantaithe Genitive adhantaí adhantaithe Dative adhantaí adhantaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-adhantaí na hadhantaithe Genitive an adhantaí na n-adhantaithe Dative leis an adhantaí don adhantaí leis na hadhantaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

adhantaí

1. inflection of adhantach (“igneous, inflammable”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “adhantaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

References

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