Eilís

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Irish

Etymology

From French Élise, clipping of Élisabeth.

Proper noun

Eilís f (genitive Eilíse)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elise

Declension

Declension of Eilís (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Eilís
vocative a Eilís
genitive Eilíse
dative Eilís
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Eilís
genitive na hEilíse
dative leis an Eilís
don Eilís

Descendants

  • English: Ailish, Eilish

Mutation

Mutated forms of Eilís
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Eilís nEilís hEilís not applicable

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