Èireannach

See also: Éireannach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish Érennach, equivalent to Èirinn (“Ireland”) +‎ -ach. Cognates include Irish Éireannach and Manx Erinagh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɾʲan̪ˠax/

Adjective

Èireannach

  1. Irish

Declension

Declension of Èireannach (type I adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative Èireannach Èireannach Èireannacha
genitive Èireannaich Èireannaiche Èireannacha
dative Èireannach Èireannaich Èireannacha
vocative Èireannaich Èireannach Èireannacha

Noun

Èireannach m

  1. Irishman; Irish person

Declension

Declension of Èireannach (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative Èireannach Èireannaich
genitive Èireannaich Èireannach
dative Èireannach Èireannaich; Èireannachaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) t-Èireannach (na) h-Èireannaich
genitive (an) Èireannaich (nan) Èireannach
dative (an) Èireannach (na) h-Èireannaich; h-Èireannachaibh✝
vocative Èireannaich Èireannacha

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of Èireannach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Èireannach n-Èireannach h-Èireannach t-Èireannach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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