eitneach
Irish
Adjective
eitneach (genitive singular masculine eitnigh, genitive singular feminine eitní, plural eitneacha, comparative eitní)
- ethnic
- Synonym: ciníoch
Declension
Declension of eitneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | eitneach | eitneach | eitneacha | |
| Vocative | eitnigh | eitneacha | ||
| Genitive | eitní | eitneacha | eitneach | |
| Dative | eitneach | eitneach; eitnigh (archaic) |
eitneacha | |
| Comparative | níos eitní | |||
| Superlative | is eitní | |||
Derived terms
- eitneachas m (“ethnicity”)
- il-eitneach (“multi-ethnic”)
Related terms
- eitneacht f (“ethnicity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eitneach | n-eitneach | heitneach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "eitneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “eitneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “eitneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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