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Irish
Etymology
From An Eoraip (“Europe”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Eorpach (genitive singular masculine Eorpaigh, genitive singular feminine Eorpaí, plural Eorpacha, comparative Eorpaí)
- European
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
Eorpach m (genitive singular Eorpaigh, nominative plural Eorpaigh)
- European (person)
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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Eorpach
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nEorpach
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hEorpach
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tEorpach
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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) “Eorpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eorpach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Eorpach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024