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eitileach
eitileach
Irish
Adjective
eitileach (genitive singular masculine eitiligh, genitive singular feminine eitilí, plural eitileacha, comparative eitilí)
Declension
Declension of eitileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | eitileach | eitileach¹ | eitileacha³ | |
| Vocative | eitiligh¹ | eitileach¹ | eitileacha | |
| Genitive | eitiligh¹ | eitilí (obsolete) eitilighe |
eitileacha | eitileach |
| Dative | eitileach² | eitileach¹ (archaic) eitiligh¹ |
eitileacha³ | |
| Comparative | eitilí (obsolete) eitilighe |
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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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eitileach | n-eitileach | heitileach | t-eitileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "eitileach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.