éad

See also: ead, -éad, and 'ead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ét; cognate with Scottish Gaelic eud.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːd̪ˠ/

Noun

éad m (genitive singular éada)

  1. jealousy; envy, emulation (with ag or ar plus the person feeling jealous and le or chuig plus the person being felt jealous of or towards)
    Tá éad agam leat.
    I am jealous of you.
    Bhí éad air chuici.
    He was jealous towards her.

Declension
Declension of éad

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative éad
Vocative a éad
Genitive éada
Dative éad

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-éad
Genitive an éada
Dative leis an éad

don éad

Derived terms

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

References
  • “1 ét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “éad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "éad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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