Eastónach

Irish

Etymology

From An Eastóin (“Estonia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Eastónach (genitive singular masculine Eastónaigh, genitive singular feminine Eastónaí, plural Eastónacha, not comparable)

1. Estonian

Declension

Declension of Eastónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Eastónach	Eastónach	Eastónacha
Vocative	Eastónaigh		Eastónacha
Genitive		Eastónaí	Eastónacha	Eastónach
Dative	Eastónach	Eastónach; Eastónaigh (archaic)	Eastónacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Eastóinis f (“Estonian”) (language)
• Poblacht na hEastóine (“the Republic of Estonia”)

 

Noun

Eastónach m (genitive singular Eastónaigh, nominative plural Eastónaigh)

1. Estonian

Declension

Declension of Eastónach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Eastónach Eastónaigh Vocative a Eastónaigh a Eastónacha Genitive Eastónaigh Eastónach Dative Eastónach Eastónaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tEastónach na hEastónaigh Genitive an Eastónaigh na nEastónach Dative leis an Eastónach don Eastónach leis na hEastónaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eastónach	nEastónach	hEastónach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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