Éabha
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Eua, Eba, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːvˠə/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːwə/
Proper noun
Éabha f (genitive Éabha)
- (biblical) Eve
Derived terms
- Síol Éabha (“Eve's descendants, the human race”, literally “the seed of Eve”)
Related terms
- Ádhamh (“Adam”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Éabha | nÉabha | hÉabha | 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), “Éabha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Eba, Eua”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Éabha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Éabha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.