fathach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aithech (“farmer, peasant, countryman, churl, rent-payer”).
Declension
Declension of fathach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- banfhathach (“giantess”)
- fathach dearg (“red giant”)
- fathach fir (“huge man, giant of a man”)
- fathach gorm (“blue giant”)
- fathach-tuatha (“plebeian”)
- finéal fathaigh (“giant fennel”)
- fo-fhathach (“subgiant”)
- obair fathaigh (“gigantic, herculean, task”)
- ollfhathach (“supergiant”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fathach | fhathach | bhfathach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
See also
Further reading
- "fathach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 aithech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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