Eoghanach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Eoghan + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
Eoghanach (genitive singular masculine Eoghanaigh, genitive singular feminine Eoghanaí, plural Eoghanacha, not comparable)
- Tyrone (attributive)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Eoghanach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Eoghanach | Eoghanach | Eoghanacha | |
Vocative | Eoghanaigh | Eoghanacha | ||
Genitive | Eoghanaí | Eoghanacha | Eoghanach | |
Dative | Eoghanach | Eoghanach; Eoghanaigh (archaic) |
Eoghanacha | |
Comparative | níos Eoghanaí | |||
Superlative | is Eoghanaí |
Related terms[edit]
- Tír Eoghain (“Tyrone”)
Noun[edit]
Eoghanach m (genitive singular Eoghanaigh, nominative plural Eoghanaigh)
- (historical) member of Cineál Eoghain
- native of County Tyrone
Declension[edit]
Declension of Eoghanach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eoghanach | nEoghanach | hEoghanach | 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) “Eoghanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Eoghanach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.