éagráifeach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From éa- +‎ cráifeach.

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈeːkɾˠɑːfˠəx/[1] (as if spelled éacráfach)

Adjective

éagráifeach (genitive singular masculine éagráifigh, genitive singular feminine éagráifí, plural éagráifeacha, comparative éagráifí)

  1. impious
    Synonym: aindiaga
  2. irreligious
    Synonym: díreiligiúnach

Declension

Declension of éagráifeach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative éagráifeach éagráifeach éagráifeacha
vocative éagráifigh éagráifeacha
genitive éagráifí éagráifeacha éagráifeach
dative éagráifeach éagráifeach;
éagráifigh (archaic) 		éagráifeacha
Comparative níos éagráifí
Superlative is éagráifí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of éagráifeach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éagráifeach n-éagráifeach héagráifeach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93

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