ábhartha
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish adbarda (“material, physical”).[1] By surface analysis, ábhar (“matter, material”) + -tha.
Adjective
ábhartha
Derived terms
- ábharthacht f (“relevance”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ábhartha | n-ábhartha | hábhartha | 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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “adbarda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ábhartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “aḋḃarḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 7; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ábhartha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ábhartha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025