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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).
Adjective
Eabhrach (genitive singular masculine Eabhraigh, genitive singular feminine Eabhraí, plural Eabhracha, not comparable)
- (biblical, linguistic) Hebrew, Hebraic
- Synonyms: (de chuid) na nEabhrach (Biblical), Eabhraise (linguistic)
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraigh, nominative plural Eabhraigh)
- (biblical) a Hebrew person
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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Eabhrach
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nEabhrach
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hEabhrach
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tEabhrach
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eabhrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eabhrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Eabhrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).
Noun
Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraich, plural Eabhraich)
- (biblical) Hebrew (person)
Adjective
Eabhrach
- (biblical) Hebrew
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