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athrú

athrú

Irish

Alternative forms

áthrú
athrughadh (superseded)

Noun

athrú m ‎(genitive singular athraithe, nominative plural athruithe)

verbal noun of athraigh: changing
Tá mian liom mo chuid éadaigh a athrú.‎
I would like to change clothes.
change, alteration
Tháinig athrú mór air ó chonaic mé é go deireanach.‎
He has changed a lot since the last time I saw him.
variation
(mathematics) reduction
(linguistics) mutation

Declension

Declension of athrú

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	athrú	athruithe
Vocative	a athrú	a athruithe
Genitive	athraithe	athruithe
Dative	athrú	athruithe

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-athrú	na hathruithe
Genitive	an athraithe	na n-athruithe
Dative	leis an athrú don athrú	leis na hathruithe

Mutation

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

References

“aṫruġaḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"athrú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.