eochair

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish eochair, from Proto-Celtic *eks-koris, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“turn, curve”) (whence Latin curvus).^[1] Compare Scottish Gaelic iuchair.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔxəɾʲ/

Noun

eochair f (genitive singular eochrach, nominative plural eochracha)

key
An bhfuil eochair an tí agat?
Do you have the house key?
(music) key; clef

Declension

Declension of eochair

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eochair	eochracha
Vocative	a eochair	a eochracha
Genitive	eochrach	eochracha
Dative	eochair	eochracha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an eochair	na heochracha
Genitive	na heochrach	na n-eochracha
Dative	leis an eochair don eochair	leis na heochracha

Derived terms

Derived terms

an eochair altach f (“alto clef”)
dordeochair f (“bass clef”)
eochair an doird f (“the bass clef”)
eochair an teanóir f (“the tenor clef”)
eochairchlár m (“keyboard”)

eochair cloig f (“key of clock”)
eochair cóid f (“key(-word) to code”)
eochair cruite f (“harp wrest”)
eochairdheacracht f (“key difficulty”)
eochair dorais f (“key of door”)

eochairfhreagracht f (“key responsibility”)
eochairléacht f (“keynote lecture”)
eochair na tribile f (“the treble clef”)
eochair sáibh f (“saw-set”)
eochair thochraiste f (“winding key”)

eochairthosaíocht f (“key priority”)
eochair tí f (“key of house”)
eochair veidhlín f (“violin peg”)
faoi ghlas is eochair (“under lock and key”)
poll eochrach m (“keyhole”)

Mutation

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

References

↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 217

“eochair” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading

“1 eochair, echair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
"eochair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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