each-chumhacht

Irish

Etymology

From each (“horse”) +‎ cumhacht (“power”), calque of English horsepower.

Noun

each-chumhacht f (genitive singular each-chumhachta)

1. horsepower

Declension

Declension of each-chumhacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative each-chumhacht Vocative a each-chumhacht Genitive each-chumhachta Dative each-chumhacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an each-chumhacht Genitive na heach-chumhachta Dative leis an each-chumhacht don each-chumhacht

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “each-chumhacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN