eidhneánach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish eidnénach (“ivy-clad”, adj), from eiden(n) m (“ivy”); synchronically, eidhneán (“ivy; ivy branch”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
eidhneánach (genitive singular masculine eidhneánaigh, genitive singular feminine eidhneánaí, plural eidhneánacha, comparative eidhneánaí)
Declension
Declension of eidhneánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | eidhneánach | eidhneánach | eidhneánacha | |
Vocative | eidhneánaigh | eidhneánacha | ||
Genitive | eidhneánaí | eidhneánacha | eidhneánach | |
Dative | eidhneánach | eidhneánach; eidhneánaigh (archaic) |
eidhneánacha | |
Comparative | níos eidhneánaí | |||
Superlative | is eidhneánaí |
Synonyms
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eidhneánach | n-eidhneánach | heidhneánach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "eidhneánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “eidnénach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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