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Éireannach
Éireannach
See also: Èireannach
Irish
Noun
Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaigh, nominative plural Éireannaigh)
- An Irish person, male or female
Declension
Declension of Éireannach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Usage notes
- Used for either male or female persons, but declined as a first-declension masculine noun either way.
Adjective
Éireannach (genitive singular masculine Éireannaigh, genitive singular feminine Éireannaí, plural Éireannacha, comparative Éireannaí)
- 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
- Éireannachas m (“Irish characteristic(s)”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Éireannach | nÉireannach | hÉireannach | tÉireannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "Éireannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
Éireannach
- Dated form of Èireannach.
Noun
Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaich, plural Éireannaich)
- Dated form of Èireannach.