árthach

Irish

Alternative forms

• árthrach, artharach (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish arthrach (“ferrying; ferry boat”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠhəx/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠəx/

Noun

árthach m (genitive singular árthaigh, nominative plural árthaí)

1. ship, vessel, craft (vehicle designed for navigation)

   Synonym: soitheach

   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:

     Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.

     They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.

2. container

   Synonyms: coimeádán, soitheach

Declension

Declension of árthach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative árthach árthaí Vocative a árthaigh a árthaí Genitive árthaigh árthaí Dative árthach árthaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-árthach na hárthaí Genitive an árthaigh na n-árthaí Dative leis an árthach don árthach leis na hárthaí

Derived terms

• aerárthach
• árthach ceannaigh

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “árṫraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 41
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “árthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “árthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “árthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.