éanlaith

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish énlaith, énḟlaith, from Old Irish én (“bird”) + flaith (“realm”).

Pronunciation

  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈeːnˠlˠə/, /ˈeːn̪ˠl̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːn̪ˠl̪ˠaiç/[1]

Noun

éanlaith f (genitive singular éanlaithe, nominative plural éanlaithe)

  1. (collective) birds, especially fowl and poultry
  2. (obsolete) a flock of birds

Usage notes

The plural is often used with the same meaning as the singular.

Declension

Declension of éanlaith (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éanlaith éanlaithe
vocative a éanlaith a éanlaithe
genitive éanlaithe éanlaithe
dative éanlaith éanlaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an éanlaith na héanlaithe
genitive na héanlaithe na n-éanlaithe
dative leis an éanlaith
don éanlaith 		leis na héanlaithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of éanlaith
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éanlaith n-éanlaith héanlaith 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

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

Further reading

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