See also: Appendix:Variations of "eo"

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːo̯/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *esoxs; cognate with Middle Welsh ehawc.

Noun

 m (genitive ïach, nominative plural ïaich)

  1. salmon
Declension
Masculine k-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative H ïaichL, L ïaich
Vocative H ïaichL, L ïachaH
Accusative ïaichN ïaichL, L ïachaH
Genitive ïach ïachL ïachN
Dative ïaichL, L ïachaib ïachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: eo
  • Scottish Gaelic: eo

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *iwos (yew), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂ (yew).

Noun

 m

  1. stem, shaft
  2. yew, tree

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
unchanged n-eó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • 1 eó, eú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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