athnuachan

Irish

Alternative forms
  • athnuachain f
  • athnuachaint f
  • athnuachtadh m

Etymology

From athnuaigh +‎ -chan.

Noun

athnuachan f (genitive singular athnuachana)

  1. verbal noun of athnuaigh
  2. renewal
  3. renovation
  4. rejuvenation

Declension
Declension of athnuachan

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative athnuachan
Vocative a athnuachan
Genitive athnuachana
Dative athnuachan

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an athnuachan
Genitive na hathnuachana
Dative leis an athnuachan

don athnuachan

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
athnuachan n-athnuachan hathnuachan not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “athnuachan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “rejuvenation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “renewal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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