Eilvéiseach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From An Eilvéis (“Switzerland”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Eilvéiseach (genitive singular masculine Eilvéisigh, genitive singular feminine Eilvéisí, plural Eilvéiseacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eilvéiseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Eilvéiseach | Eilvéiseach | Eilvéiseacha | |
Vocative | Eilvéisigh | Eilvéiseacha | ||
Genitive | Eilvéisí | Eilvéiseacha | Eilvéiseach | |
Dative | Eilvéiseach | Eilvéiseach; Eilvéisigh (archaic) |
Eilvéiseacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Derived terms
[edit]- cáis Eilvéiseach (“Swiss cheese”)
- franc Eilvéiseach (“Swiss franc”)
- rollóg Eilvéiseach (“Swiss roll”)
- scian airm Eilvéiseach (“Swiss army knife”)
Related terms
[edit]- Cónaidhm na hEilvéise (“Swiss Confederation”)
- franc na hEilvéise (“Swiss franc”)
Noun
[edit]Eilvéiseach m (genitive singular Eilvéisigh, nominative plural Eilvéisigh)
- Swiss person
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eilvéiseach
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 |
Eilvéiseach | nEilvéiseach | hEilvéiseach | 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) “Eilvéiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eilvéiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Eilvéiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024