Éabha

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Eua, Eba, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːvˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːwə/

Proper noun

Éabha f (genitive Éabha)

1. (biblical) Eve

Derived terms

• Síol Éabha (“Eve's descendants, the human race”, literally “the seed of Eve”)

Related terms

• Ádhamh (“Adam”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Éabha	nÉabha	hÉabha	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Éabha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Eba, Eua”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “Éabha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Éabha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.