eaglais
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Eaglais.
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈaɡəl̪ˠəʃ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈaːɡlˠəʃ/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡlˠəʃ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈaɡlˠəʃ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞ɡlˠəʃ/[1]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish eclais, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).[2]
Noun
eaglais f (genitive singular eaglaise, nominative plural eaglaisí or eaglaiseacha)
- church
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 31:
- ḱŕeȷĭm sn̥ n̄ȳv ǡgləš xatəliḱəx.
- [Creidim san naomh Eaglais Chatoiliceach.]
- I believe in the holy Catholic Church.
Usage notes
- When referring to a building, eaglais is usually used only of Roman Catholic churches in Ireland; Protestant churches are called teampall. But an Eaglais is ‘the Church’ as an institution regardless of denomination: the Anglican Church of Ireland is called Eaglais na hÉireann in Irish.
Declension
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- Alternative plural: eaglaiseacha
Derived terms
- ardeaglais f (“cathedral”)
- dí-eaglaisí m (“secularist”)
- dí-eaglaisigh (“secularize”, verb)
- Eaglais Chaitliceach f (“Catholic Church”)
- Eaglais Chaitliceach Rómhánach f (“Roman Catholic Church”)
- Eaglais na hÉireann f (“Church of Ireland”)
- Eaglais Shasana f (“Church of England”)
- eaglaiseach
- eaglaisiúil
- eaglasta
- íoseaglais f (“low church”)
Etymology 2
Noun
eaglais f (genitive singular eaglaise, nominative plural eaglaisí or eaglaiseacha)
- Alternative form of eagaois (“gizzard”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| eaglais | n-eaglais | heaglais | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eclais, eclas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eaglais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eaglais”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 276
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eaglais”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “eaglais”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish eclais,[1] from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). Cognate with Irish eaglais and Manx agglish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈekl̪ˠɪʃ/
- (Lewis, Harris, North Shore of Cape Breton) IPA(key): [2]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [3]
- Hyphenation: eag‧lais
Noun
eaglais f
Declension
Declension of eaglais (class IIb feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | eaglais | eaglaisean |
| Genitive | eaglaise | eaglaisean |
| Dative | eaglais | eaglaisean; eaglaisibh✝ |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) eaglais | (na) h-eaglaisean |
| Genitive | (na) h-eaglaise | (nan) eaglaisean |
| Dative | (an) eaglais | (na) h-eaglaisean; h-eaglaisibh✝ |
| Vocative | eaglais | eaglaisean |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Derived terms
- cathair-eaglais (“cathedral”)
- Eaglais an Ròimh (“Catholic Church”)
- Eaglais Chaitleach (“Catholic Church”)
- Eaglais Chaitligeach f (“Catholic Church”)
- Eaglais Chlèireach (“Presbyterian Church”)
- Eaglais Easbuigeach (“Episcopal Church”)
- Eaglais na h-Alba (“Church of Scotland”)
- Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte (“United Free Church”)
- Eaglais Shaor Chlèireach (“Free Presbyterian Church”)
- eaglaiseil (“ecclesiastical”, adjective)
- maor-eaglaise (“beadle”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| eaglais | n-eaglais | h-eaglais | t-eaglais |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eclais, eclas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “eaglais”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003) “eaglais”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 255