éis

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eis"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish és (“track, trace”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸanssā, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”).

Pronunciation

Noun

éis

  1. only used in certain phrases; see derived terms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of éis
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éis n-éis héis not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

éis

  1. inflection of és (“track, trace”):
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

Mutation of éis
radical lenition nasalization
éis
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-éis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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