eòlas

See also: eolas

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish eólas, eulas m (“knowledge, information, especially knowledge gained by experience or practice, acquaintance”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɔːɫ̪əs̪/

Noun

eòlas m (genitive singular eòlais, plural eòlasan)

Derived terms

Terms derived from eòlas

aineolas m (“ignorance, want of knowledge, nescience, illiterateness”)
ainmh-eòlas m (“zoology”)
bith-eòlas m (“biology”)
daonn-eòlas m (“anthropology”)

eòlas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
eòlas-leighis m (“medicine”)
eòlas-nimh m (“toxicology”)
eòlas-talmhainn m (“geology”)

eun-eòlas m (“ornithology”)
luibh-eòlas m (“botany”)
reul-eòlas m (“astronomy”)
teicneolas m (“technology”)

References

“eólas, eulas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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