Irish
Etymology
From English asteroid + -ach.
Adjective
astaróideach (genitive singular masculine astaróidigh, genitive singular feminine astaróidí, plural astaróideacha, comparative astaróidí)
- asteroidal
Declension
Declension of astaróideach
| Positive
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singular
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plural
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| masculine
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feminine
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strong noun
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weak noun
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| nominative
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astaróideach
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astaróideach
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astaróideacha
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| vocative
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astaróidigh
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astaróideacha
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| genitive
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astaróidí
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astaróideacha
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astaróideach
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| dative
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astaróideach
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astaróideach; astaróidigh (archaic)
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astaróideacha
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| Comparative
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níos astaróidí
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| Superlative
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is astaróidí
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Noun
astaróideach m (genitive singular astaróidigh, nominative plural astaróidigh)
- asteroid
- Synonym: mionphláinéad
Declension
Declension of astaróideach (first declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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astaróideach
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astaróidigh
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| vocative
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a astaróidigh
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a astaróideacha
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| genitive
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astaróidigh
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astaróideach
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| dative
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astaróideach
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astaróidigh
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|
Mutation
Mutated forms of astaróideach
| radical |
eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| astaróideach
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n-astaróideach
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hastaróideach
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t-astaróideach
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “astaróideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “astaróideach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “astaróideach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025