eachtrach

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

eachtrach (genitive singular masculine eachtraigh, genitive singular feminine eachtraí, plural eachtracha, comparative eachtraí)

  1. external, foreign
Declension
Declension of eachtrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative eachtrach eachtrach eachtracha;
eachtracha2
vocative eachtraigh eachtracha
genitive eachtraí eachtracha eachtrach
dative eachtrach;
eachtrach1 		eachtrach;
eachtraigh (archaic) 		eachtracha;
eachtracha2
Comparative níos eachtraí
Superlative is eachtraí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • cluas eachtrach (“outer ear”)
  • gnóthaí eachtracha (“foreign affairs”)

Etymology 2

From eachtra (“adventure”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

eachtrach (genitive singular masculine eachtraigh, genitive singular feminine eachtraí, plural eachtracha, comparative eachtraí)

  1. adventurous, eventful
    Synonym: eachtrúil
Declension
Declension of eachtrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative eachtrach eachtrach eachtracha;
eachtracha2
vocative eachtraigh eachtracha
genitive eachtraí eachtracha eachtrach
dative eachtrach;
eachtrach1 		eachtrach;
eachtraigh (archaic) 		eachtracha;
eachtracha2
Comparative níos eachtraí
Superlative is eachtraí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of eachtrach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eachtrach n-eachtrach heachtrach not applicable

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

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