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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish eólas, from Old Irish eulas m (“knowledge, information”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eolas m (genitive singular eolais)
- knowledge, understanding
- acquaintance, familiarity
Tá eolas agam ar an áit seo.- I am familiar with, am acquainted with, this place.
- information
Declension
Synonyms
- (knowledge, information): fios
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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eolas
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n-eolas
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heolas
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t-eolas
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eólas, eulas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 89
Further reading
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
ēolas
- nominative and accusative plural of eolh