eangach

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish engach (net).

Noun

eangach f (genitive singular eangaí, nominative plural eangacha)

  1. (fishing, computing, etc.) net
  2. (computing, etc.) network
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish engach (variegated; grooved); synchronically analyzable as eang (gusset; notch) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eangach (genitive singular masculine eangaigh, genitive singular feminine eangaí, plural eangacha, comparative eangaí)

  1. gusseted
  2. patched, checkered
  3. notched, grooved, indented
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eangach n-eangach heangach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "eangach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 3 engach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • 5 engach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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