eilit
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish elit, ailit f (“doe, hind; a lively, nimble person”).
Noun
eilit f (genitive singular eilite, nominative plural eilití)
Declension
Declension of eilit
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (tall thin woman): feadóg
Derived terms
Terms derived from eilit
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eilit | n-eilit | heilit | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "eilit" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “elit, ailit” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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