eitleach

Irish

Etymology

From eitil (“fly, flutter”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

eitleach (genitive singular masculine eitligh, genitive singular feminine eitlí, plural eitleacha)

1. flying, flighty
2. fluttering

Declension

Declension of eitleach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	eitleach	eitleach	eitleacha
vocative	eitligh		eitleacha
genitive		eitlí	eitleacha	eitleach
dative	eitleach	eitleach; eitligh (archaic)	eitleacha
Comparative	níos eitlí
Superlative	is eitlí

Mutation

Mutated forms of eitleach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eitleach	n-eitleach	heitleach	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eitleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN