éis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eis"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish és (“track, trace”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸanssā, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːʃ/

Noun

éis

  1. only used in certain phrases; see derived terms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of éis
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éis n-éis héis not applicable

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eːsʲ]

Noun

éis

  1. inflection of és (“track, trace”):
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

Mutation of éis
radical lenition nasalization
éis
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 éis n-éis

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

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