altú

See also: altu

Irish

Noun

altú m (genitive singular altaithe)

1. verbal noun of altaigh (“give thanks”)
2. 1. thanksgiving, benediction
   2. grace (at meals)

Declension

Declension of altú

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative altú Vocative a altú Genitive altaithe Dative altú

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-altú Genitive an altaithe Dative leis an altú don altú

Derived terms

• altú roimh bhia (“grace before meat”)
• deoch altaithe (“drink at end of meal”)
• Lá an Altaithe (“Thanksgiving”) (holiday)
• ocras tar éis altaithe (“lean diet”, literally “hunger after thanksgiving”)
• ofráil altaithe (“thank-offering”)
• salm altaithe (“thanksgiving psalm”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

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