eachtrach

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish echtar (“without, outside”).

Adjective

eachtrach (genitive singular masculine eachtraigh, genitive singular feminine eachtraí, plural eachtracha, comparative eachtraí)

1. external, foreign

Declension

Declension of eachtrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	eachtrach	eachtrach	eachtracha; eachtracha²
Vocative	eachtraigh		eachtracha
Genitive		eachtraí	eachtracha	eachtrach
Dative	eachtrach; eachtrach¹	eachtrach; eachtraigh (archaic)	eachtracha; eachtracha²
Comparative	níos eachtraí
Superlative	is eachtraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• cluas eachtrach (“outer ear”)
• gnóthaí eachtracha (“foreign affairs”)

Etymology 2

From eachtra (“adventure”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

eachtrach (genitive singular masculine eachtraigh, genitive singular feminine eachtraí, plural eachtracha, comparative eachtraí)

1. adventurous, eventful

   Synonym: eachtrúil

Declension

Declension of eachtrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	eachtrach	eachtrach	eachtracha; eachtracha²
Vocative	eachtraigh		eachtracha
Genitive		eachtraí	eachtracha	eachtrach
Dative	eachtrach; eachtrach¹	eachtrach; eachtraigh (archaic)	eachtracha; eachtracha²
Comparative	níos eachtraí
Superlative	is eachtraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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