Hearach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Na Hearadh (“Harris”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɾəx/

Noun

Hearach m

1. a person from Harris, in the Outer Hebrides

Declension

Declension of Hearach (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	Hearach	Hearaich
genitive	Hearaich	Hearach
dative	Hearach	Hearaich; Hearachaibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) Hearach	(na) Hearaich
genitive	(an) Hearaich	(nan) Hearach
dative	(an) Hearach	(na) Hearaich; Hearachaibh1
vocative	Hearaich	Hearacha

¹ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of Hearach

radical	lenition
Hearach	unchanged

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

References

• Mark, Colin (2003), “Hearach”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 353