Hearach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Na Hearadh (“Harris”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɾəx/

Noun

Hearach m

  1. a person from Harris, in the Outer Hebrides

Declension

Declension of Hearach (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative Hearach Hearaich
genitive Hearaich Hearach
dative Hearach Hearaich; Hearachaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) Hearach (na) Hearaich
genitive (an) Hearaich (nan) Hearach
dative (an) Hearach (na) Hearaich; Hearachaibh✝
vocative Hearaich Hearacha

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of Hearach
radical lenition
Hearach unchanged

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

References

  • Mark, Colin (2003) “Hearach”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 353
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