Eabhrach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic [script needed] ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).

Adjective

Eabhrach (genitive singular masculine Eabhraigh, genitive singular feminine Eabhraí, plural Eabhracha, not comparable)

1. (biblical, linguistic) Hebrew, Hebraic

   Synonyms: (de chuid) na nEabhrach (Biblical), Eabhraise (linguistic)

Declension

Declension of Eabhrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Eabhrach	Eabhrach	Eabhracha
Vocative	Eabhraigh		Eabhracha
Genitive		Eabhraí	Eabhracha	Eabhrach
Dative	Eabhrach	Eabhrach; Eabhraigh (archaic)	Eabhracha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• pobal Eabhrach (“Hebrew people; worshippers”)
• seanchas Eabhrach (“Hebraic lore”)

 

Noun

Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraigh, nominative plural Eabhraigh)

1. (biblical) a Hebrew person

Declension

Declension of Eabhrach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Eabhrach Eabhraigh Vocative a Eabhraigh a Eabhracha Genitive Eabhraigh Eabhrach Dative Eabhrach Eabhraigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tEabhrach na hEabhraigh Genitive an Eabhraigh na nEabhrach Dative leis an Eabhrach don Eabhrach leis na hEabhraigh

Derived terms

• féilire na nEabhrach (“the Hebraic calendar”)
• seanchas de chuid na nEabhrach (“Hebraic lore”)

 

Related terms

• Eabhra
• Eabhrais

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eabhrach	nEabhrach	hEabhrach	tEabhrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eabhrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eabhrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Eabhrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic [script needed] ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).

Noun

Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraich, plural Eabhraich)

1. (biblical) Hebrew (person)

Related terms

• Eabhra

Adjective

Eabhrach

1. (biblical) Hebrew

See also

• Iùdhach