eil

See also: Eil, eil-, eil., -eil, Éil, and éilʼ

Breton

Adjective

eil

1. second

   An eil den ― the second man

   An eil gwech ― the second time

Pronoun

eil

1. second

   An eil ― the second

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlʲ/

Noun

eil

1. The name of the Latin-script letter l.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German öle, from Old High German ole, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Cognate with German Öl.

Noun

eil n

1. oil (liquid fat)

References

• “eil” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Contraction of bheil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elʲ/
• Hyphenation: eil

Verb

eil

1. dependent present of bi

Usage notes

• Eil is used after the particles chan and nach:

  Nach eil thu fuar? ― Aren't you cold?

  Chan eil ìm air an aran. ― There isn't any butter on the bread.

• After the particles a and gu, the form bheil is used.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75

Tzeltal

Noun

eil

1. mouth

References

• Diccionario multilingüe: SVUNAL BATS'I K'OPETIK. México: Siglo Veintiuno Editores, 2005. →ISBN