eochair

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish eochair, from Proto-Celtic *eks-koris, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“turn, curve”) (whence Latin curvus). Compare Scottish Gaelic iuchair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔxəɾʲ/

Noun

eochair f (genitive singular eochrach, nominative plural eochracha)

1. key

   An bhfuil eochair an tí agat? ― Do you have the house key?

2. (music) key; clef

Declension

Declension of eochair

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eochair eochracha Vocative a eochair a eochracha Genitive eochrach eochracha Dative eochair eochracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eochair na heochracha Genitive na heochrach na n-eochracha Dative leis an eochair don eochair leis na heochracha

Derived terms

• an eochair altach f (“alto clef”)
• dordeochair f (“bass clef”)
• eochair an doird f (“the bass clef”)
• eochair an teanóir f (“the tenor clef”)
• eochair cloig f (“key of clock”)
• eochair cóid f (“key(-word) to code”)
• eochair cruite f (“harp wrest”)
• eochair dorais f (“key of door”)
• eochair na tribile f (“the treble clef”)
• eochair sáibh f (“saw-set”)
• eochair thochraiste f (“winding key”)
• eochair tí f (“key of house”)
• eochair veidhlín f (“violin peg”)
• eochairchlár m (“keyboard”)
• eochairdheacracht f (“key difficulty”)
• eochairfhreagracht f (“key responsibility”)
• eochairléacht f (“keynote lecture”)
• eochairthosaíocht f (“key priority”)
• faoi ghlas is eochair (“under lock and key”)
• poll eochrach m (“keyhole”)
• siogairlín eochrach (“key fob”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eochair”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “eochair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

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

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• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 eochair, echair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language