ollfhathach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
oll- (“super-”) + fathach (“giant”)
Noun[edit]
ollfhathach m (genitive singular ollfhathaigh, nominative plural ollfhathaigh)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ollfhathach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- ollfhathach dearg (“red supergiant”)
- ollfhathach gorm (“blue supergiant”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ollfhathach | n-ollfhathach | hollfhathach | t-ollfhathach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “supergiant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024