eitleach

Irish

Etymology

From eitil (“fly, flutter”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eitleach (genitive singular masculine eitligh, genitive singular feminine eitlí, plural eitleacha)

1. flying, flighty
2. fluttering

Declension

Declension of eitleach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	eitleach	eitleach	eitleacha
Vocative	eitligh		eitleacha
Genitive		eitlí	eitleacha	eitleach
Dative	eitleach	eitleach; eitligh (archaic)	eitleacha
Comparative	níos eitlí
Superlative	is eitlí

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eitleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN