easpach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • easbach, easbadhach, easbaidheach, easbaidhtheach, easbathach, easbhach, easbhadhach, easbhaidheach, easbhuidheach, easbuidhtheach, easbuightheach, easpaitheach (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish esbadach.[2] By surface analysis, easpa (“lack, want”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈasˠpˠəx/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈasˠwia(x)/ (corresponding to the form easbhaidheach)

Adjective

easpach (genitive singular masculine easpaigh, genitive singular feminine easpaí, plural easpacha)

  1. lacking, wanting
  2. deficient

Declension

Declension of easpach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative easpach easpach easpacha
vocative easpaigh easpacha
genitive easpaí easpacha easpach
dative easpach easpach;
easpaigh (archaic) 		easpacha
Comparative níos easpaí
Superlative is easpaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of easpach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
easpach n-easpach heaspach not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ “easpach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “esbadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 81

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “easbaḋaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 396; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “easpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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