eitilt

Irish

Alternative forms

  • eiteal, eiteall
  • eitioll (obsolete)

Etymology

From eitil + -t

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲəl̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form eiteal(l))

Noun

eitilt f (genitive singular eitilte, nominative plural eitiltí)

  1. verbal noun of eitil
  2. flight, flutter
  3. flicker (of flame)

Declension

Derived terms

  • innealtóir eitilte (flight engineer)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eitilt n-eitilt heitilt not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 73
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