eitneach

Irish

Etymology

From eitni- + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eitneach (genitive singular masculine eitnigh, genitive singular feminine eitní, plural eitneacha, comparative eitní)

  1. ethnic
    Synonym: ciníoch

Declension

Declension of eitneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative eitneach eitneach eitneacha
vocative eitnigh eitneacha
genitive eitní eitneacha eitneach
dative eitneach eitneach;
eitnigh (archaic) 		eitneacha
Comparative níos eitní
Superlative is eitní

Derived terms

  • eitneachas m (“ethnicity”)
  • il-eitneach (“multi-ethnic”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eitneach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eitneach n-eitneach heitneach 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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