eaglaiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • eagailseach, eaglasach
  • eccailseach, ecclasach, egluisech (obsolete)

Etymology

From eaglais + -ach

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞ɡlˠəsˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form eaglasach)

Noun

eaglaiseach m (genitive singular eaglaisigh, nominative plural eaglaisigh)

  1. ecclesiastic, churchperson
  2. clergyperson

Declension

Adjective

eaglaiseach (genitive singular masculine eaglaisigh, genitive singular feminine eaglaisí, plural eaglaiseacha, not comparable)

  1. Synonym of eaglasta

Declension

Mutation

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

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42

Further reading

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