Èireannach

See also: Éireannach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Éireannach (dated)

Etymology

From Middle Irish Érennach, equivalent to Èirinn (“Ireland”) +‎ -ach. Cognates include Irish Éireannach and Manx Erinagh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾʲan̪ˠax/

Adjective

Èireannach

1. Irish

Declension

Declension of Èireannach (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	Èireannach	Èireannach	Èireannacha
genitive	Èireannaich	Èireannaiche	Èireannacha
dative	Èireannach	Èireannaich	Èireannacha
vocative	Èireannaich	Èireannach	Èireannacha

Noun

Èireannach m

1. Irishman; Irish person

Declension

Declension of Èireannach (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	Èireannach	Èireannaich
genitive	Èireannaich	Èireannach
dative	Èireannach	Èireannaich; Èireannachaibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) t-Èireannach	(na) h-Èireannaich
genitive	(an) Èireannaich	(nan) Èireannach
dative	(an) Èireannach	(na) h-Èireannaich; h-Èireannachaibh1
vocative	Èireannaich	Èireannacha; Èireannachaibh

¹ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• ban-Eireannach

Mutation

Mutation of Èireannach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Èireannach	n-Èireannach	h-Èireannach	t-Èireannach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Érennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Mark, Colin (2003), “Èireannach”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 261