eidhneach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish eidnech (“ivied, ivy-clad”, adjective), from eiden(n) m (“ivy”). By surface analysis, eidheann (“ivy”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
eidhneach (genitive singular masculine eidhnigh, genitive singular feminine eidhní, plural eidhneánacha, comparative eidhní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of eidhneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | eidhneach | eidhneach | eidhneacha | |
Vocative | eidhnigh | eidhneacha | ||
Genitive | eidhní | eidhneacha | eidhneach | |
Dative | eidhneach | eidhneach; eidhnigh (archaic) |
eidhneacha | |
Comparative | níos eidhní | |||
Superlative | is eidhní |
Synonyms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eidhneach | n-eidhneach | heidhneach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eidhneánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eidnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language