eitneach

Irish

Etymology

From eitni- + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eitneach (genitive singular masculine eitnigh, genitive singular feminine eitní, plural eitneacha, comparative eitní)

1. ethnic

   Synonym: ciníoch

Declension

Declension of eitneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	eitneach	eitneach	eitneacha
Vocative	eitnigh		eitneacha
Genitive		eitní	eitneacha	eitneach
Dative	eitneach	eitneach; eitnigh (archaic)	eitneacha
Comparative	níos eitní
Superlative	is eitní

Derived terms

• eitneachas m (“ethnicity”)
• il-eitneach (“multi-ethnic”)

 

Related terms

• eitneacht f (“ethnicity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eitneach	n-eitneach	heitneach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eitneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “eitneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “eitneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.