Hiteach

Irish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (ḥittî), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾 (/⁠ḫati⁠/), + -ach.

Adjective

Hiteach (genitive singular masculine Hitigh, genitive singular feminine Hití, plural Hiteacha, not comparable)

1. Hittite

Declension

Declension of Hiteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Hiteach	Hiteach	Hiteacha
Vocative	Hitigh		Hiteacha
Genitive		Hití	Hiteacha	Hiteach
Dative	Hiteach	Hiteach; Hitigh (archaic)	Hiteacha
Comparative	níos Hití
Superlative	is Hití

Related terms

• Hitis f (“the Hittite language”)

Noun

Hiteach m (genitive singular Hitigh, nominative plural Hitigh)

1. Hittite

Declension

Declension of Hiteach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Hiteach Hitigh Vocative a Hitigh a Hiteacha Genitive Hitigh Hiteach Dative Hiteach Hitigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Hiteach na Hitigh Genitive an Hitigh na Hiteach Dative leis an Hiteach don Hiteach leis na Hitigh

Derived terms

• Impireacht na Hiteach f (“the Hittite Empire”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Hiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Hiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024