eachtrán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish echtar (“without, outside”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht - Ráth Chairn) IPA^(key): /ˈax.tˠɾˠɑːɴˠ/
• (Munster - Dingle) IPA^(key): /ax.ˈtˠɾˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster - Gweedore) IPA^(key): /ˈax.tˠɾˠɑːɴˠ/

Noun

eachtrán m (genitive singular eachtráin, nominative plural eachtráin)

1. (science fiction) alien

Declension

Declension of eachtrán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative eachtrán eachtráin Vocative a eachtráin a eachtrána Genitive eachtráin eachtrán Dative eachtrán eachtráin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-eachtrán na heachtráin Genitive an eachtráin na n-eachtrán Dative leis an eachtrán don eachtrán leis na heachtráin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eachtrán	n-eachtrán	heachtrán	t-eachtrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• focal.ie - Dictionary of Irish Terms - Foclóir Téarmaíochta
• 💬 at 2022 Phonetics and Speech Laboratory