abhantrach

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare abhainn (“river”).

Noun

abhantrach f (genitive singular abhantraí, nominative plural abhantracha)

1. river basin

Declension

Declension of abhantrach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative abhantrach abhantracha Vocative a abhantrach a abhantracha Genitive abhantraí abhantracha Dative abhantrach abhantracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an abhantrach na habhantracha Genitive na habhantraí na n-abhantracha Dative leis an abhantrach don abhantrach leis na habhantracha

Derived terms

• Abhantrach na hAmasóine f (“Amazon Basin”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhantrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abhantrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abhantrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024