eachaí

Irish

Etymology 1

each (“horse”) +‎ -aí

Noun

eachaí m (genitive singular eachaí, nominative plural eachaithe)

horseman, jockey

Declension

Declension of eachaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eachaí	eachaithe
Vocative	a eachaí	a eachaithe
Genitive	eachaí	eachaithe
Dative	eachaí	eachaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-eachaí	na heachaithe
Genitive	an eachaí	na n-eachaithe
Dative	leis an eachaí don eachaí	leis na heachaithe

Derived terms

eachaíocht (“equestrian sport, equitation”)

Related terms

eachaire m (“horse-attendant, groom”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

eachaí

equine

Alternative forms

eachdha

Etymology 3

Adjective

eachaí

genitive singular feminine of eachach
comparative degree of eachach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eachaí	n-eachaí	heachaí	t-eachaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"eachaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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