éitheach

Irish

Noun

éitheach m (genitive singular éithigh)

1. lying
2. lie, falsehood
3. untruth

Declension

Declension of éitheach (first declension, no plural)

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

Synonyms

• (lie): bréag
• (untruth): neamhfhírinne

Derived terms

• dubhéitheach (“downright lie”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éitheach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éitheach	n-éitheach	héitheach	t-éitheach

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) “éitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN