eilid

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Irish

Noun

eilid f (genitive singular eilide, nominative plural eilidí)

  1. Alternative form of eilit

Declension

Declension of eilid (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative eilid eilidí
vocative a eilid a eilidí
genitive eilide eilidí
dative eilid eilidí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an eilid na heilidí
genitive na heilide na n-eilidí
dative leis an eilid
don eilid
leis na heilidí

Mutation

Mutated forms of eilid
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eilid n-eilid heilid not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish elit, ailit (doe, hind), from Proto-Celtic *elantī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-. Cognate with Irish eilit. Related to lon (moose, elk).

Pronunciation

Noun

eilid f (genitive singular èilde, plural èildean)

  1. hind

Mutation

Mutation of eilid
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eilid n-eilid h-eilid t-eilid

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