earcaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare earcach (recruit, noun).

Verb

earcaigh (present analytic earcaíonn, future analytic earcóidh, verbal noun earcú, past participle earcaithe)

  1. (ambitransitive) recruit
    Synonym: liostáil
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • earcaíocht f ((act of) recruiting; recruitment)

Etymology 2

Noun

earcaigh m

  1. inflection of earcach (recruit):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of earcaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
earcaigh n-earcaigh hearcaigh not applicable

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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