"optach" meaning in Irish

See optach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔpˠt̪ˠəx/ [Connacht], /ˈɔpˠt̪ˠa(x)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”). Partially calqued, substituting the native adjectival suffix -ach. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|la-med|opticus}} Medieval Latin opticus, {{der|ga|grc|ὀπτικός|t=of seeing}} Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”), {{af|ga|-ach|pos=adjective}} -ach Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|optaigh|genitive singular feminine|optaí||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|optacha||{{{pl2}}}|||||altform=|head=}} optach (genitive singular masculine optaigh, genitive singular feminine optaí, plural optacha), {{ga-adj|gsf=optaí|gsm=optaigh|pl=~a}} optach (genitive singular masculine optaigh, genitive singular feminine optaí, plural optacha) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: optaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], optaí [feminine, genitive, singular], optacha [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], optach [masculine, nominative, singular], optach [feminine, nominative, singular], optacha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], optaigh [masculine, singular, vocative], optach [feminine, singular, vocative], optacha [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], optaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], optaí [feminine, genitive, singular], optacha [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], optach [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], optach [dative, masculine, singular], optach [dative, feminine, singular], optaigh [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], optacha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos optaí [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is optaí [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], optach [error-unrecognized-form], n-optach [error-unrecognized-form], hoptach [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. optic Related terms: opta- (english: opto-), optaic [feminine] [optics, physics, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], optúil (english: optical) [adjective]
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          "translation": "opto-",
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            "natural-sciences"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for optach meaning in Irish (4.3kB)

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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "optach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'weak noun'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "optach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: optach/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
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  "title": "optach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "optach",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: optach/Irish 'with h-prothesis' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Irish",
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: optach/Irish 'with t-prothesis' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form'}",
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  "section": "Irish",
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