éalaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From éalaithe +‎ -ach.

Adjective

éalaitheach (genitive singular masculine éalaithigh, genitive singular feminine éalaithí, plural éalaitheacha, not comparable)

1. absconding, fugitive
2. elusive

Declension

Declension of éalaitheach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	éalaitheach	éalaitheach	éalaitheacha
vocative	éalaithigh		éalaitheacha
genitive		éalaithí	éalaitheacha	éalaitheach
dative	éalaitheach	éalaitheach; éalaithigh (archaic)	éalaitheacha
Comparative	níos éalaithí
Superlative	is éalaithí

Noun

éalaitheach m (genitive singular éalaithigh, nominative plural éalaithigh)

1. escapee; absconder; fugitive

   Synonym: éalaitheoir

2. survivor

   Synonym: éalaitheoir

Declension

Declension of éalaitheach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative éalaitheach éalaithigh vocative a éalaithigh a éalaitheacha genitive éalaithigh éalaitheach dative éalaitheach éalaithigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-éalaitheach na héalaithigh genitive an éalaithigh na n-éalaitheach dative leis an éalaitheach don éalaitheach leis na héalaithigh

Derived terms

• éalaitheach oíche (“fly-by-night”)
• éalaitheach príosúin (“prison-breaker”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éalaitheach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éalaitheach	n-éalaitheach	héalaitheach	t-éalaitheach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éalaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éalaitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “éalaitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025