Hiteach

Irish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (+ -ach), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾.

Adjective

Hiteach (genitive singular masculine Hitigh, genitive singular feminine Hití, plural Hiteacha, not comparable)

  1. Hittite

Declension
Declension of Hiteach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Hiteach Hiteach Hiteacha
Vocative Hitigh Hiteacha
Genitive Hití Hiteacha Hiteach
Dative Hiteach Hiteach;
Hitigh (archaic)		 Hiteacha
Comparative níos Hití
Superlative is Hití
  • Hitis f (“the Hittite language”)

Noun

Hiteach m (genitive singular Hitigh, nominative plural Hitigh)

  1. Hittite

Declension
Declension of Hiteach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Hiteach Hitigh
Vocative a Hitigh a Hiteacha
Genitive Hitigh Hiteach
Dative Hiteach Hitigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Hiteach na Hitigh
Genitive an Hitigh na Hiteach
Dative leis an Hiteach

don Hiteach

 leis na Hitigh

Derived terms
  • Impireacht na Hiteach f (“the Hittite Empire”)

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Hiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Hiteach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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