From Old Irish Espáinech. By surface analysis, Spàinn (“Spain”) + -ach.
Spàinneach (genitive singular masculine Spàinnich)
Third declension irregular (archaic forms, first declension); forms of the positive degree:
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | Spàinneach | Spàinneach | Spàinneach |
Vocative | Spàinnich | Spàinnich | Spàinneach |
Genitive | Spàinnich | Spàinnich/Spàinniche | Spàinneach |
Dative | Spàinneach | Spàinnich | Spàinneach |
Spàinneach m (genitive singular Spàinnich, plural Spàinnich)