eile
See also: Eile
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *eklen. Cognate to Finnish eilen, Votic eglee, and Livvi egläi.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯lə/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlʲə/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aile, eile, oile (“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- (“beyond”).
Adverb
eile
- else
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eile | n-eile | heile | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "eile" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “aile”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aile, eile, oile (“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- (“beyond”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelə/
Adjective
eile
Derived terms
- air an làimh eile (“on the other hand”)
- air an rathad eile (“the other way round”)
- an latha eile (“the other day”)
- tèile (“another [feminine] one”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “aile”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
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