eachtrán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish echtar (“without, outside”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /axˈt̪ˠɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈaxt̪ˠɾˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaxt̪ˠɾˠanˠ/

Noun

eachtrán m (genitive singular eachtráin, nominative plural eachtráin)

  1. (science fiction) alien

Declension

Declension of eachtrán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eachtrán eachtráin
vocative a eachtráin a eachtrána
genitive eachtráin eachtrán
dative eachtrán eachtráin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-eachtrán na heachtráin
genitive an eachtráin na n-eachtrán
dative leis an eachtrán
don eachtrán 		leis na heachtráin

Mutation

Mutated forms of eachtrán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eachtrán n-eachtrán heachtrán t-eachtrán

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

References

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