Éireannach
See also: Èireannach
Irish
Adjective
Éireannach (genitive singular masculine Éireannaigh, genitive singular feminine Éireannaí, plural Éireannacha, comparative Éireannaí)
- Irish (nationality, ethnicity, language, culture, etc.)
Declension
Declension of Éireannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Éireannach | Éireannach | Éireannacha | |
| Vocative | Éireannaigh | Éireannacha | ||
| Genitive | Éireannaí | Éireannacha | Éireannach | |
| Dative | Éireannach | Éireannach; Éireannaigh (archaic) |
Éireannacha | |
| Comparative | níos Éireannaí | |||
| Superlative | is Éireannaí | |||
Derived terms
- Angla-Éireannach (“Anglo-Irish”, adjective)
- Éireannachas m (“Irish characteristic(s)”)
- iúr Éireannach m (“Irish, Florence Court, yew”)
Noun
Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaigh, nominative plural Éireannaigh)
- An Irish person, male or female
Usage notes
- Used for either male or female persons, but declined as a first-declension masculine noun either way.
Declension
Declension of Éireannach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Éireannach | nÉireannach | hÉireannach | tÉireannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Éireannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Érennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Éireannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 95
- Entries containing “Éireannach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
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