iolar
See also: Iolar
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish ilar (compare Scottish Gaelic iolair), from Old Irish irar, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Welsh eryr, Breton erer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).
Alternative forms
Noun
iolar m (genitive singular iolair, nominative plural iolair)
Declension
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Derived terms
- iolar dingearrach (“eaglehawk, wedge-tailed eagle”)
- iolar dúbailte (“double eagle, albatross”)
- iolar fíréan (“golden eagle”)
- iolar hairpí (“harpy eagle”)
- iolar maol (“American eagle, bald eagle”)
- iolar mara (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle, erne”)
- iolar na Róimhe (“Roman eagle”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ilar (“a multitude, an abundance, a multiplicity; the plural number”).
Noun
iolar m (genitive singular iolair)
- (literary) multitude, plurality, abundance; much, many
- manifold requirements, accessories, furniture
Declension
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Derived terms
- iolar tí (“house furniture”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| iolar | n-iolar | hiolar | t-iolar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iolar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ilar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ilar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language