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

Mutated forms of abhantrach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhantrach	n-abhantrach	habhantrach	not applicable

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) “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, 2013-2025