eirleach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish airlech (“act of hewing down (in battle, etc.), slaughter”), verbal noun of ar·slig (“smites, slays”).
Declension
Declension of eirleach
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eirleach | n-eirleach | heirleach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "eirleach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 airlech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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