leath-thonach

Irish

Etymology

From leath- (“half”) +‎ tonach (“tonal”) and leath-thon (“semitone, halftone”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

leath-thonach (genitive singular masculine leath-thonaigh, genitive singular feminine leath-thonaí, plural leath-thonacha, not comparable)

  1. (art, printing) halftone (attributive)
    greanadóireacht leath-thonach ― halftone engraving
  2. (music) chromatic, semitonal
    Synonym: crómatach

Declension
Declension of leath-thonach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative leath-thonach leath-thonach leath-thonacha
Vocative leath-thonaigh leath-thonacha
Genitive leath-thonaí leath-thonacha leath-thonach
Dative leath-thonach leath-thonach;
leath-thonaigh (archaic)		 leath-thonacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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