Eoghanach

Irish

Etymology

From Eoghan +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Eoghanach (genitive singular masculine Eoghanaigh, genitive singular feminine Eoghanaí, plural Eoghanacha, not comparable)

  1. Tyrone (attributive)

Declension
Declension of Eoghanach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Eoghanach Eoghanach Eoghanacha
Vocative Eoghanaigh Eoghanacha
Genitive Eoghanaí Eoghanacha Eoghanach
Dative Eoghanach Eoghanach;
Eoghanaigh (archaic)		 Eoghanacha
Comparative níos Eoghanaí
Superlative is Eoghanaí

Noun

Eoghanach m (genitive singular Eoghanaigh, nominative plural Eoghanaigh)

  1. (historical) member of Cineál Eoghain
  2. native of County Tyrone

Declension
Declension of Eoghanach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Eoghanach Eoghanaigh
Vocative a Eoghanaigh a Eoghanacha
Genitive Eoghanaigh Eoghanach
Dative Eoghanach Eoghanaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tEoghanach na hEoghanaigh
Genitive an Eoghanaigh na nEoghanach
Dative leis an Eoghanach

don Eoghanach

 leis na hEoghanaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Eoghanach nEoghanach hEoghanach 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) “Eoghanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Eoghanach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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