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Definition 2024
eitleach
eitleach
Irish
Adjective
eitleach (genitive singular masculine eitligh, genitive singular feminine eitlí, plural eitleacha)
Declension
Declension of eitleach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | eitleach | eitleach¹ | eitleacha³ | |
| Vocative | eitligh¹ | eitleach¹ | eitleacha | |
| Genitive | eitligh¹ | eitlí (obsolete) eitlighe |
eitleacha | eitleach |
| Dative | eitleach² | eitleach¹ (archaic) eitligh¹ |
eitleacha³ | |
| Comparative | eitlí (obsolete) eitlighe |
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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 |
| eitleach | n-eitleach | heitleach | t-eitleach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "eitleach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.