Eochaid

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Eocho, Eochu

Etymology

Derived from ech (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːu̯xiðʲ/

Proper noun

Eochaid

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine i-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Eochaid	—	—
vocative	Eochaid	—	—
accusative	EochaidN	—	—
genitive	EochadoH, EochadaH	—	—
dative	EochaidL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Eochaidh, Eochaí
• Scottish Gaelic: Eachann

Mutation

Mutation of Eochaid

radical	lenition	nasalization
Eochaid (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	nEochaid

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