árthach
Irish
Alternative forms
- árthrach, artharach (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish arthrach (“ferrying; ferry boat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
árthach m (genitive singular árthaigh, nominative plural árthaí)
- ship, vessel, craft (vehicle designed for navigation)
- Synonym: soitheach
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
- Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.
- They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.
- container
Declension
Declension of árthach
First declension
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from árthach
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| árthach | n-árthach | hárthach | t-árthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- ↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 189.
- ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 17.
Further reading
- “1 arthrach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “árṫraċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 41.
- "árthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “árthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “árthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “árthach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
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