Eabhrach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic [script needed] ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).

Adjective

Eabhrach (genitive singular masculine Eabhraigh, genitive singular feminine Eabhraí, plural Eabhracha, not comparable)

1. (biblical, linguistic) Hebrew, Hebraic

   Synonyms: (de chuid) na nEabhrach (Biblical), Eabhraise (linguistic)

Declension

Declension of Eabhrach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Eabhrach	Eabhrach	Eabhracha
vocative	Eabhraigh		Eabhracha
genitive		Eabhraí	Eabhracha	Eabhrach
dative	Eabhrach	Eabhrach; Eabhraigh (archaic)	Eabhracha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• pobal Eabhrach (“Hebrew people; worshippers”)
• seanchas Eabhrach (“Hebraic lore”)

 

Noun

Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraigh, nominative plural Eabhraigh)

1. (biblical) a Hebrew person

Declension

Declension of Eabhrach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Eabhrach Eabhraigh vocative a Eabhraigh a Eabhracha genitive Eabhraigh Eabhrach dative Eabhrach Eabhraigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tEabhrach na hEabhraigh genitive an Eabhraigh na nEabhrach dative leis an Eabhrach don Eabhrach leis na hEabhraigh

Derived terms

• féilire na nEabhrach (“the Hebraic calendar”)
• seanchas de chuid na nEabhrach (“Hebraic lore”)

 

Related terms

• Eabhra
• Eabhrais

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Eabhrach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eabhrach	nEabhrach	hEabhrach	tEabhrach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Eabhrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eabhrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Eabhrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic [script needed] ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).

Noun

Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraich, plural Eabhraich)

1. (biblical) Hebrew (person)

Related terms

• Eabhra

Adjective

Eabhrach

1. (biblical) Hebrew

See also

• Iùdhach