optach
Irish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”). Partially calqued, substituting the native adjectival suffix -ach.
Adjective
optach (genitive singular masculine optaigh, genitive singular feminine optaí, plural optacha)
Declension
Declension of optach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | optach | optach | optacha | |
| Vocative | optaigh | optacha | ||
| Genitive | optaí | optacha | optach | |
| Dative | optach | optach; optaigh (archaic) |
optacha | |
| Comparative | níos optaí | |||
| Superlative | is optaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| optach | n-optach | hoptach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "optach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “optach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “optach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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