eolach

See also: eòlach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • eólach (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish éolach,[2] an extension of Old Irish éola. By surface analysis, eol +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈoːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːlˠəx/, /ˈoːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔːlˠa(x)/, /ˈɔːl̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

eolach

  1. acquainted with, familiar with, knowledgeable about

Declension

Declension of eolach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative eolach eolach eolacha
vocative eolaigh eolacha
genitive eolaí eolacha eolach
dative eolach eolach;
eolaigh (archaic) 		eolacha
Comparative níos eolaí
Superlative is eolaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eolach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eolach n-eolach heolach 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. ^ “eolach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éolach, éulach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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