Eabhrais

Irish

Etymology

From Eabhra (“Hebrew”) +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”, language suffix).

Proper noun

Eabhrais f (genitive Eabhraise)

1. the Hebrew language

   Synonym: Eabhra

Declension

Declension of Eabhrais

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Eabhrais Vocative a Eabhrais Genitive Eabhraise Dative Eabhrais

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Eabhrais Genitive na hEabhraise Dative leis an Eabhrais don Eabhrais

Related terms

• Eabhrach (“Hebrew”, adjective)
• Eabhrach m (“Hebrew”)
• Iosrael m (“Israel”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

Eabhrais f (genitive Eabhraise)

1. the Hebrew language

   Synonym: Eabhra

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eabhrais	n-Eabhrais	h-Eabhrais	t-Eabhrais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.