éagráifeach

Irish

Alternative forms

• éagcráibhtheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From éa- +‎ cráifeach.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈeːkɾˠɑːfˠəx/ (as if spelled éacráfach)

Adjective

éagráifeach (genitive singular masculine éagráifigh, genitive singular feminine éagráifí, plural éagráifeacha, comparative éagráifí)

1. impious

   Synonym: aindiaga

2. irreligious

   Synonym: díreiligiúnach

Declension

Declension of éagráifeach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	éagráifeach	éagráifeach	éagráifeacha
vocative	éagráifigh		éagráifeacha
genitive		éagráifí	éagráifeacha	éagráifeach
dative	éagráifeach	éagráifeach; éagráifigh (archaic)	éagráifeacha
Comparative	níos éagráifí
Superlative	is éagráifí

Derived terms

• éagráifeacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of éagráifeach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éagráifeach	n-éagráifeach	héagráifeach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “éagráifeach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éagcráiḃṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 275
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éagráifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN