éastras

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oestrus (“gadfly, sting, frenzy”), from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːsˠt̪ˠɾˠəsˠ/

Noun

éastras m (genitive singular éastrais)

1. oestrus, heat

Declension

Declension of éastras (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éastras vocative a éastrais genitive éastrais dative éastras forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-éastras genitive an éastrais dative leis an éastras don éastras

Mutation

Mutated forms of éastras

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éastras	n-éastras	héastras	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éastras”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN