éalaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From éalaithe +‎ -ach.

Adjective

éalaitheach (genitive singular masculine éalaithigh, genitive singular feminine éalaithí, plural éalaitheacha, not comparable)

  1. absconding, fugitive
  2. elusive

Declension
Declension of éalaitheach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative éalaitheach éalaitheach éalaitheacha
Vocative éalaithigh éalaitheacha
Genitive éalaithí éalaitheacha éalaitheach
Dative éalaitheach éalaitheach;
éalaithigh (archaic)		 éalaitheacha
Comparative níos éalaithí
Superlative is éalaithí

Noun

éalaitheach m (genitive singular éalaithigh, nominative plural éalaithigh)

  1. escapee; absconder; fugitive
    Synonym: éalaitheoir
  2. survivor
    Synonym: éalaitheoir

Declension
Declension of éalaitheach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative éalaitheach éalaithigh
Vocative a éalaithigh a éalaitheacha
Genitive éalaithigh éalaitheach
Dative éalaitheach éalaithigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-éalaitheach na héalaithigh
Genitive an éalaithigh na n-éalaitheach
Dative leis an éalaitheach

don éalaitheach

 leis na héalaithigh

Derived terms
  • éalaitheach oíche (“fly-by-night”)
  • éalaitheach príosúin (“prison-breaker”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
éalaitheach n-éalaitheach héalaitheach t-éalaitheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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