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eidhneánach
eidhneánach
Irish
Adjective
eidhneánach (genitive singular masculine eidhneánaigh, genitive singular feminine eidhneánaí, plural eidhneánacha, comparative eidhneánaí)
Declension
Declension of eidhneánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | eidhneánach | eidhneánach¹ | eidhneánacha³ | |
| Vocative | eidhneánaigh¹ | eidhneánach¹ | eidhneánacha | |
| Genitive | eidhneánaigh¹ | eidhneánaí (obsolete) eidhneánaighe |
eidhneánacha | eidhneánach |
| Dative | eidhneánach² | eidhneánach¹ (archaic) eidhneánaigh¹ |
eidhneánacha³ | |
| Comparative | eidhneánaí (obsolete) eidhneánaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eidhneánach | n-eidhneánach | heidhneánach | t-eidhneánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "eidhneánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “eidnénach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.