Uachtarán
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish.
Proper noun
Uachtarán
Usage notes
- As a title, the word should always be capitalised.
- As a term for the political office, the word is sometimes found in lower case.
See also
Irish
Etymology
From uachtarán (“president; headmaster; landowner”).
Noun
Uachtarán m (genitive singular Uachtaráin, nominative plural Uachtaráin)
- President (used as a title for the head of state of a republic)
Usage notes
Without further specification, an tUachtarán is usually interpreted to mean the President of Ireland, but the title applies to other presidents as well, e.g. an tUachtarán Obama, an tUachtarán Hollande, etc.
Declension
Declension of Uachtarán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- uachtaránacht f (“presidency; authority, power”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Uachtarán | nUachtarán | hUachtarán | tUachtarán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uachtarán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “uachtarán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uachtarán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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