Éireannach

See also: Èireannach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Érennach, equivalent to Éireann (“Ireland”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Éireannach (genitive singular masculine Éireannaigh, genitive singular feminine Éireannaí, plural Éireannacha, comparative Éireannaí)

  1. Irish (nationality, ethnicity, language, culture, etc.)

Declension
Declension of Éireannach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Éireannach Éireannach Éireannacha
Vocative Éireannaigh Éireannacha
Genitive Éireannaí Éireannacha Éireannach
Dative Éireannach Éireannach;
Éireannaigh (archaic)		 Éireannacha
Comparative níos Éireannaí
Superlative is Éireannaí

Derived terms
  • Angla-Éireannach (“Anglo-Irish”, adjective)
  • Éireannachas m (“Irish characteristic(s)”)
  • iúr Éireannach m (“Irish, Florence Court, yew”)

Noun

Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaigh, nominative plural Éireannaigh)

  1. An Irish person, male or female

Usage notes
  • Used for either male or female persons, but declined as a first-declension masculine noun either way.

Declension
Declension of Éireannach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Éireannach Éireannaigh
Vocative a Éireannaigh a Éireannacha
Genitive Éireannaigh Éireannach
Dative Éireannach Éireannaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tÉireannach na hÉireannaigh
Genitive an Éireannaigh na nÉireannach
Dative leis an Éireannach

don Éireannach

 leis na hÉireannaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
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Éireannach nÉireannach hÉireannach tÉireannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

Éireannach

  1. Dated form of Èireannach.

Noun

Éireannach m (genitive singular Éireannaich, plural Éireannaich)

  1. Dated form of Èireannach.
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