eanach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish enach, from Old Irish en (“water”) (+ -ach), from Proto-Celtic *ɸenos, from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”).
Noun
eanach m (genitive singular eanaigh, nominative plural eanaigh)
Declension
Declension of eanach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- crotach eanaigh (“whimbrel”)
- fiteog eanaigh (“matgrass”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eanach | n-eanach | heanach | t-eanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “eanach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “eanach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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