éalaitheach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
éalaitheach (genitive singular masculine éalaithigh, genitive singular feminine éalaithí, plural éalaitheacha, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of éalaitheach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | éalaitheach | éalaitheach | éalaitheacha | |
Vocative | éalaithigh | éalaitheacha | ||
Genitive | éalaithí | éalaitheacha | éalaitheach | |
Dative | éalaitheach | éalaitheach; éalaithigh (archaic) |
éalaitheacha | |
Comparative | níos éalaithí | |||
Superlative | is éalaithí |
Noun[edit]
éalaitheach m (genitive singular éalaithigh, nominative plural éalaithigh)
- escapee; absconder; fugitive
- Synonym: éalaitheoir
- survivor
- Synonym: éalaitheoir
Declension[edit]
Declension of éalaitheach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- éalaitheach oíche (“fly-by-night”)
- éalaitheach príosúin (“prison-breaker”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éalaitheach | n-éalaitheach | héalaitheach | t-éalaitheach |
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) “éalaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éalaitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “éalaitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024