eachtrach

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish echtar (“without, outside”).

Adjective

eachtrach (genitive singular masculine eachtraigh, genitive singular feminine eachtraí, plural eachtracha, comparative eachtraí)

  1. external, foreign
Declension
Declension of eachtrach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative eachtrach eachtrach eachtracha;
eachtracha²
Vocative eachtraigh eachtracha
Genitive eachtraí eachtracha eachtrach
Dative eachtrach;
eachtrach¹ 		eachtrach;
eachtraigh (archaic) 		eachtracha;
eachtracha²
Comparative níos eachtraí
Superlative is eachtraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From eachtra (“adventure”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

eachtrach (genitive singular masculine eachtraigh, genitive singular feminine eachtraí, plural eachtracha, comparative eachtraí)

  1. adventurous, eventful
    Synonym: eachtrúil
Declension
Declension of eachtrach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative eachtrach eachtrach eachtracha;
eachtracha²
Vocative eachtraigh eachtracha
Genitive eachtraí eachtracha eachtrach
Dative eachtrach;
eachtrach¹ 		eachtrach;
eachtraigh (archaic) 		eachtracha;
eachtracha²
Comparative níos eachtraí
Superlative is eachtraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eachtrach n-eachtrach heachtrach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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