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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησίᾱ (ekklēsíā).
Pronunciation
Noun
eclais f (genitive ecailse or ecolso)
- The Christian Church, as an institution
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22c20
i n-ellug inna æcaillse- in union with the church
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 65d5
rocar crist innęclais- Christ loving the church
- a local church or community of believers
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 16d6
- ↄdidaccadar cach eclis glosses ostendite in facie aeclesiarum
- clergy
- a church, a building for worship
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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eclaisL
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eclaisL
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ecailseaH
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Vocative
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eclaisL
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eclaisL
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ecailseaH
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Accusative
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eclaisN
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eclaisL
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ecailseaH
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Genitive
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ecailseH
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eclaisL
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eclaisN
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Dative
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eclaisL
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ecailsib
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ecailsib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Feminine i-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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eclais
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eclaisL
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ecailsiH
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Vocative
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eclais
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eclaisL
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ecailsiH
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Accusative
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eclaisN
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eclaisL
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ecailsiH
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Genitive
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ecolsoH, ecolsaH
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ecolsoH, ecolsaH
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ecailseN
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Dative
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eclaisL
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ecailsib
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ecailsib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
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