óstach

Irish

Etymology

From ósta (“lodging”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːsˠt̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːsˠt̪ˠa(h)/

Noun

óstach m (genitive singular óstaigh, nominative plural óstaigh)

host, hostess (entertainer of guests)
Synonym: ósta

Declension

Declension of óstach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	óstach	óstaigh
Vocative	a óstaigh	a óstacha
Genitive	óstaigh	óstach
Dative	óstach	óstaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-óstach	na hóstaigh
Genitive	an óstaigh	na n-óstach
Dative	leis an óstach don óstach	leis na hóstaigh

Derived terms

aeróstach m (“flight attendant”)
banóstach m (“hostess”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

"óstach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “óstach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “óstach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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