eolas

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See also: eòlas

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish eólas, from Old Irish eulas m (knowledge, information).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eolas m (genitive singular eolais)

  1. knowledge, understanding
  2. acquaintance, familiarity
    eolas agam ar an áit seo.
    I am familiar with, am acquainted with, this place.
  3. information

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

  • (knowledge, information): fios

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eólas, eulas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 89

Further reading[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ēolas

  1. nominative and accusative plural of eolh