eolach

See also: eòlach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • eólach (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish éolach,[2] an extension of Old Irish éola. By surface analysis, eol +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈoːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːlˠəx/, /ˈoːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔːlˠa(x)/, /ˈɔːl̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

eolach

  1. acquainted with, familiar with, knowledgeable about

Declension
Declension of eolach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative eolach eolach eolacha
Vocative eolaigh eolacha
Genitive eolaí eolacha eolach
Dative eolach eolach;
eolaigh (archaic)		 eolacha
Comparative níos eolaí
Superlative is eolaí

Derived terms

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

References
  1. “eolach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “éolach, éulach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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