Éil

See also: eil, Eil, eil-, eil., -eil, and éilʼ

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. The umlauted form Éil (instead of expected *Ol) was probably first restricted to the plural, then generalised, and finally restricted to the singular by creation of the double plural Éilen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɜɪ̯l]
  • Rhymes: -ɜɪl

Noun

Éil m (plural Éilen)

  1. eel
    Synonym: Laangfësch
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