Eoráiseach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Eoráise (“Eurasia”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
Eoráiseach (genitive singular masculine Eoráisigh, genitive singular feminine Eoráisí, plural Eoráiseacha, comparative Eoráisí)
Declension edit
Declension of Eoráiseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Eoráiseach | Eoráiseach | Eoráiseacha | |
Vocative | Eoráisigh | Eoráiseacha | ||
Genitive | Eoráisí | Eoráiseacha | Eoráiseach | |
Dative | Eoráiseach | Eoráiseach; Eoráisigh (archaic) |
Eoráiseacha | |
Comparative | níos Eoráisí | |||
Superlative | is Eoráisí |
Derived terms edit
- dobhrán Eoráiseach m (“European otter”)
Related terms edit
Noun edit
Eoráiseach m (genitive singular Eoráisigh, nominative plural Eoráisigh)
Declension edit
Declension of Eoráiseach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eoráiseach | nEoráiseach | hEoráiseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eoráiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Eoráiseach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.