eala

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Contents 1 Irish 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Declension 1.1.2 Mutation 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Interjection 3 Old Frisian 3.1 Interjection 4 Scottish Gaelic 4.1 Noun

[edit] Irish

[edit] Noun

eala f.

1. swan

[edit] Declension

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eala ealaí Vocative a eala a ealaí Genitive eala ealaí Dative eala ealaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eala na healaí Genitive na heala na n-ealaí Dative leis an eala don eala leis na healaí

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h prefix	with t- prefix
eala	n-eala	heala	t-eala
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Expressive origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'æ:ɑlɑ:/

[edit] Interjection

ēalā

1. oh!, alas!

   Eala! ðæt hit wurde: alas!, that it might be.

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[edit] Old Frisian

[edit] Interjection

ēalā

1. oh!, alas!

   Eala! Frya Fresena: Alas!, Free Frisians.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

eala f.

1. a swan