Eorpach

Irish

Etymology

From An Eoraip (“Europe”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Eorpach (genitive singular masculine Eorpaigh, genitive singular feminine Eorpaí, plural Eorpacha, comparative Eorpaí)

  1. European

Declension
Declension of Eorpach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Eorpach Eorpach Eorpacha
Vocative Eorpaigh Eorpacha
Genitive Eorpaí Eorpacha Eorpach
Dative Eorpach Eorpach;
Eorpaigh (archaic)		 Eorpacha
Comparative níos Eorpaí
Superlative is Eorpaí

Derived terms
  • An Coimisiún Eorpach m (“the European Commission”)
  • An Comhphobal Eorpach m (“the European Community”)
  • An tAontas Eorpach m (“the European Union”)
  • bricfeasta Eorpach m (“continental breakfast”)
  • castán Eorpach m (“sweet chestnut”) (tree)
  • Eorpachas m (“Europeanism”)
  • Ind-Eorpach (“Indo-European”, adjective)
  • Ind-Eorpach m (“Indo-European”)
  • leith Eorpach (“fluke”) (fish)
  • minc Eorpach f (“European mink”)

Noun

Eorpach m (genitive singular Eorpaigh, nominative plural Eorpaigh)

  1. European (person)

Declension
Declension of Eorpach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Eorpach Eorpaigh
Vocative a Eorpaigh a Eorpacha
Genitive Eorpaigh Eorpach
Dative Eorpach Eorpaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tEorpach na hEorpaigh
Genitive an Eorpaigh na nEorpach
Dative leis an Eorpach

don Eorpach

 leis na hEorpaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Eorpach nEorpach hEorpach tEorpach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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