Eorpach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From An Eoraip (“Europe”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Eorpach (genitive singular masculine Eorpaigh, genitive singular feminine Eorpaí, plural Eorpacha, comparative Eorpaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eorpach
Derived terms
[edit]- An Coimisiún Eorpach m (“the European Commission”)
- An Comhphobal Eorpach m (“the European Community”)
- An tAontas Eorpach m (“the European Union”)
- bricfeasta Eorpach m (“continental breakfast”)
- castán Eorpach m (“sweet chestnut”) (tree)
- Eorpachas m (“Europeanism”)
- Ind-Eorpach (“Indo-European”, adjective)
- Ind-Eorpach m (“Indo-European”)
- leith Eorpach (“fluke”) (fish)
- minc Eorpach f (“European mink”)
Related terms
[edit]- Eoráiseach (“Eurasian”, adjective)
Noun
[edit]Eorpach m (genitive singular Eorpaigh, nominative plural Eorpaigh)
- European (person)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eorpach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
[edit]- Eoráiseach m (“Eurasian”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eorpach | nEorpach | hEorpach | tEorpach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eorpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eorpach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Eorpach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024