eidhneach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish eidnech (“ivied, ivy-clad”, adjective), from eiden(n) m (“ivy”). By surface analysis, eidheann (“ivy”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eidhneach (genitive singular masculine eidhnigh, genitive singular feminine eidhní, plural eidhneánacha, comparative eidhní)

  1. ivied, ivy-clad

Declension

Declension of eidhneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative eidhneach eidhneach eidhneacha
vocative eidhnigh eidhneacha
genitive eidhní eidhneacha eidhneach
dative eidhneach eidhneach;
eidhnigh (archaic) 		eidhneacha
Comparative níos eidhní
Superlative is eidhní

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eidhneach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eidhneach n-eidhneach heidhneach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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