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eidhneach
eidhneach
Irish
Adjective
eidhneach (genitive singular masculine eidhnigh, genitive singular feminine eidhní, plural eidhneánacha, comparative eidhní)
Declension
Declension of eidhneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | eidhneach | eidhneach¹ | eidhneacha³ | |
| Vocative | eidhnigh¹ | eidhneach¹ | eidhneacha | |
| Genitive | eidhnigh¹ | eidhní (obsolete) eidhnighe |
eidhneacha | eidhneach |
| Dative | eidhneach² | eidhneach¹ (archaic) eidhnigh¹ |
eidhneacha³ | |
| Comparative | eidhní (obsolete) eidhnighe |
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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 |
| eidhneach | n-eidhneach | heidhneach | t-eidhneach |
| 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.
- “eidnech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.