eala
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish ela, elae, from Old Irish elu, from Proto-Celtic *eli- (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“swan”). Cognates within Celtic include Breton alarc’h, Cornish alargh, Welsh alarch, and outside Celtic Latin olor and Ancient Greek ἐλέα (eléa, “marsh bird”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eala f (genitive singular eala, nominative plural ealaí)
- swan
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart[1], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:
- xøn̄ik mē ȧlə eŕ ə l̄ox.
- conventional orthography: Chonaic mé eala ar an loch.
- I saw a swan on the lake.
- conventional orthography: Chonaic mé eala ar an loch.
- xøn̄ik mē ȧlə eŕ ə l̄ox.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart[2], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:
- əs mō šḱihān ən ȧlə n̄ā šḱihān ǵē.
- conventional orthography: Is mó sciathán an eala ná sciathán gé.
- The wing of the swan is larger than the wing of a goose.
- conventional orthography: Is mó sciathán an eala ná sciathán gé.
- əs mō šḱihān ən ȧlə n̄ā šḱihān ǵē.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart[3], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:
- xuə šȧxt n-ȧlə harm̥ sn̥ ēr əńú.
- conventional orthography: Chuaigh seacht n-eala tharam san aer inniu.
- Seven swans went past me in the air today.
- conventional orthography: Chuaigh seacht n-eala tharam san aer inniu.
- xuə šȧxt n-ȧlə harm̥ sn̥ ēr əńú.
Declension[edit]
Declension of eala
- Archaic dative singular: ealainn
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eala | n-eala | heala | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ranko Matasović (2009), “*elV-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 114–15
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ela”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “eala” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "eala" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from a compound whose elements answer to ēa (“oh!, ah!”) + lā (“lo”). Compare Old Frisian ēala (“hail!, hello!”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ēalā
- oh; hey
- Ēalā frēond, hwȳ eart þū swā sċēoh?
- Oh friend, why are you so shy?
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Ēalā brōðor Eċġberht, ēalā, hwæt dydest þū?
- Oh brother Egbert, oh, what have you done?
Conjunction[edit]
ēalā
- if only
- c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Ēalā wǣre hē āwðer oþþe hāt oþþe ċeald.
- If only he was either hot or cold.
- c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old Frisian[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ēala
- hail!
- Eala, frya Fresena!
- Hail, free Frisians!
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish ela, elae, from Old Irish elu, from Proto-Celtic *eli- (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“swan”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eala f (genitive singular ealaidh, plural ealachan)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eala | n-eala | h-eala | t-eala |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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