éalaitheach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • éalaíoch, éalúch

Etymology

From éalaithe +‎ -ach.

Adjective

éalaitheach (genitive singular masculine éalaithigh, genitive singular feminine éalaithí, plural éalaitheacha, not comparable)

  1. absconding, fugitive
  2. elusive

Declension

Declension of éalaitheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative éalaitheach éalaitheach éalaitheacha
vocative éalaithigh éalaitheacha
genitive éalaithí éalaitheacha éalaitheach
dative éalaitheach éalaitheach;
éalaithigh (archaic) 		éalaitheacha
Comparative níos éalaithí
Superlative is éalaithí

Noun

éalaitheach m (genitive singular éalaithigh, nominative plural éalaithigh)

  1. escapee; absconder; fugitive
    Synonym: éalaitheoir
  2. survivor
    Synonym: éalaitheoir

Declension

Declension of éalaitheach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éalaitheach éalaithigh
vocative a éalaithigh a éalaitheacha
genitive éalaithigh éalaitheach
dative éalaitheach éalaithigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-éalaitheach na héalaithigh
genitive an éalaithigh na n-éalaitheach
dative leis an éalaitheach
don éalaitheach 		leis na héalaithigh

Derived terms

  • éalaitheach oíche (“fly-by-night”)
  • éalaitheach príosúin (“prison-breaker”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éalaitheach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éalaitheach n-éalaitheach héalaitheach t-éalaitheach

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

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