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éa-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
éa- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
éa- you have here. The definition of the word
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Irish
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Etymology
From Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic *an-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Related to Old English un- (modern English un-, Latin in-, Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), and Sanskrit अ- (a-).
Prefix
éa-
- Privative affix, denoting not.
Usage notes
- Triggers eclipsis on the following part of the compound, other than words in d or g. The spelling reform removed the silent consonant letters in some words, for example:
- éa- + trom (“heavy”) → éadrom (“light”), formerly spelled éadtrom
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