Éireannach

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See also: Èireannach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Érennach, equivalent to Éireann (“Ireland”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Éireannach (genitive singular masculine Éireannaigh, genitive singular feminine Éireannaí, plural Éireannacha, comparative Éireannaí)

  1. Irish (nationality, ethnicity, language, culture, etc.)

Declension

Declension of Éireannach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Éireannach Éireannach Éireannacha
vocative Éireannaigh Éireannacha
genitive Éireannaí Éireannacha Éireannach
dative Éireannach Éireannach;
Éireannaigh (archaic) 		Éireannacha
Comparative níos Éireannaí
Superlative is Éireannaí

Derived terms

Noun

Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaigh, nominative plural Éireannaigh)

  1. An Irish person, male or female

Usage notes

  • Used for either male or female persons, but declined as a first-declension masculine noun either way.

Declension

Declension of Éireannach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Éireannach Éireannaigh
vocative a Éireannaigh a Éireannacha
genitive Éireannaigh Éireannach
dative Éireannach Éireannaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tÉireannach na hÉireannaigh
genitive an Éireannaigh na nÉireannach
dative leis an Éireannach
don Éireannach 		leis na hÉireannaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Éireannach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Éireannach nÉireannach hÉireannach tÉireannach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

Éireannach

  1. Dated form of Èireannach.

Noun

Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaich, plural Éireannaich)

  1. Dated form of Èireannach.
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