"eala" meaning in Irish

See eala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈal̪ˠə/, /ˈalˠə/
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|ela}} Middle Irish ela, {{der|ga|sga|elu}} Old Irish elu, {{der|ga|cel-pro|*eli-|t=swan}} Proto-Celtic *eli- (“swan”), {{der|ga|ine-pro|*h₁el-|t=swan}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“swan”), {{cog|br|alarc'h|alarc’h}} Breton alarc’h, {{cog|kw|alargh}} Cornish alargh, {{cog|cy|alarch}} Welsh alarch, {{cog|la|olor}} Latin olor, {{cog|grc|ἐλέα|t=marsh bird}} Ancient Greek ἐλέα (eléa, “marsh bird”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|eala|||||||nominative plural|ealaí|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} eala f (genitive singular eala, nominative plural ealaí), {{ga-noun|f|~|~í}} eala f (genitive singular eala, nominative plural ealaí) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: eala [genitive, singular], ealaí [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], eala [indefinite, nominative, singular], ealaí [indefinite, nominative, plural], a eala [indefinite, singular, vocative], a ealaí [indefinite, plural, vocative], eala [genitive, indefinite, singular], ealaí [genitive, indefinite, plural], eala [dative, indefinite, singular], ealaí [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an eala [definite, nominative, singular], na healaí [definite, nominative, plural], na heala [definite, genitive, singular], na n-ealaí [definite, genitive, plural], leis an eala [dative, definite, singular], don eala [dative, definite, singular], leis na healaí [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], eala [error-unrecognized-form], n-eala [error-unrecognized-form], heala [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. swan Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Swans
    Sense id: en-eala-ga-noun-aFba67AR Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "text": "xuə šȧxt n-ȧlə harm̥ sn̥ ēr əńú.",
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          "text": "əs mō šḱihān ən ȧlə n̄ā šḱihān ǵē.",
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}

Download raw JSONL data for eala meaning in Irish (5.4kB)

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  "section": "Irish",
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  "title": "eala",
  "trace": ""
}

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