éacht

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish écht (slaying, slaughter; slain person; exploit, prowess, deed of valour), from Proto-Celtic *anxtu (slaughter), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱtu, from the root *neḱ- (to perish, disappear).

Noun

éacht m (genitive singular éachta, nominative plural éachtaí)

  1. (literary)
    1. killing, slaying; slaughter
    2. slain person; casualty
  2. feat, exploit; achievement
Declension
Alternative forms
  • éachta m

Noun

éacht f (genitive singular éachta, nominative plural éachtaí)

  1. Alternative form of iacht (cry; sigh, groan; lament)
Declension

Verb

éacht (present analytic éachtann, future analytic éachtfaidh, verbal noun éachtadh, past participle éachta)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of iacht (cry; sigh, groan; lament)
Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
éacht n-éacht héacht not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
  • "éacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • achievement” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • exploit” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • feat” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • écht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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