eangach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ(ɡ)əx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋa(x)/

Etymology 1

Possibly a substantivization of Middle Irish engach (“checkered, variegated, striped”).

Noun

eangach f (genitive singular eangaí, nominative plural eangacha)

1. (fishing, computing, etc.) net
2. (computing, etc.) network

Declension

Declension of eangach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eangach eangacha Vocative a eangach a eangacha Genitive eangaí eangach Dative eangach eangacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eangach na heangacha Genitive na heangaí na n-eangach Dative leis an eangach don eangach leis na heangacha

Derived terms

• eangach ghruaige (“hairnet”)
• eangach léarscáile (“map grid”)
• eangachúil (“reticular”, adjective)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish engach (“variegated; grooved”). By surface analysis, eang (“gusset; notch”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eangach (genitive singular masculine eangaigh, genitive singular feminine eangaí, plural eangacha, comparative eangaí)

1. gusseted
2. patched, checkered
3. notched, grooved, indented

Declension

Declension of eangach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	eangach	eangach	eangacha
Vocative	eangaigh		eangacha
Genitive		eangaí	eangacha	eangach
Dative	eangach	eangach; eangaigh (archaic)	eangacha
Comparative	níos eangaí
Superlative	is eangaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eangach	n-eangach	heangach	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) “eangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN