Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish éted (“clothing”), from Old Irish étiud.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
éide f or m (genitive singular éide, nominative plural éidí)
- clothes, clothing
- armor, panoply
- livery, uniform
- vestments
1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:Chuaidh sí go dtí uncail di a bhí i n‑a shagart san bhaile mhór agus fuair sí uaidh sórt éide agus giúrléidí beaga éigin eile.- She went to an uncle of hers who was a priest in the city and from him she got a variety of vestments and some other small accessories.
Declension
Declension of éide (fourth declension)
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- Alternative declension
Declension of éide (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of éide
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| éide
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n-éide
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héide
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t-éide
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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