From Old Irish eidnénach (“ivy-clad”, adj), from eiden(n) m (“ivy”). By surface analysis, eidhneán (“ivy; ivy branch”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
eidhneánach (genitive singular masculine eidhneánaigh, genitive singular feminine eidhneánaí, plural eidhneánacha, comparative eidhneánaí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | eidhneánach | eidhneánach | eidhneánacha | |
Vocative | eidhneánaigh | eidhneánacha | ||
Genitive | eidhneánaí | eidhneánacha | eidhneánach | |
Dative | eidhneánach | eidhneánach; eidhneánaigh (archaic) |
eidhneánacha | |
Comparative | níos eidhneánaí | |||
Superlative | is eidhneánaí |
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eidhneánach | n-eidhneánach | heidhneánach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |