eachra

Irish

Alternative forms

• eachradh, eachraidh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish echrad; synchronically analyzable as each (“horse”) +‎ -ra (collective suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxɾˠə/

Noun

eachra m (genitive singular eachra, nominative plural eachraí)

1. (collective) horses
2. (collective, military) cavalry, horse (cavalry soldiers)

   Synonym: marcra

3. (collective) stable (all the racehorses belonging to a particular owner)
4. (countable) a team of horses
5. (countable, military) cavalcade

Declension

Declension of eachra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eachra eachraí Vocative a eachra a eachraí Genitive eachra eachraí Dative eachra eachraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-eachra na heachraí Genitive an eachra na n-eachraí Dative leis an eachra don eachra leis na heachraí

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “echrad, echraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eachraiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 272
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eachra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eachra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “eachra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024