eolas

See also: eòlas

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish eólas, from Old Irish eulas m (“knowledge, information”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈoːl̪ˠəsˠ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːlˠəsˠ/, /ˈoːl̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔːlˠəsˠ/, /ˈɔːl̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

eolas m (genitive singular eolais)

  1. knowledge, understanding
  2. acquaintance, familiarity
    Tá eolas agam ar an áit seo.
    I am familiar with, am acquainted with, this place.
  3. information

Declension
Declension of eolas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative eolas
Vocative a eolais
Genitive eolais
Dative eolas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-eolas
Genitive an eolais
Dative leis an eolas

don eolas

Synonyms
  • (knowledge, information): fios

Derived terms
  • aiseolas
  • bileog eolais
  • bréageolas (“disinformation”)
  • craobh eolais (“signpost”)
  • cuaille eolais (“signpost”)
  • do-eolais (“unknown, uncharted”, adjective)
  • eolas gintlí (“heathen lore; sorcery”)
  • eolas imshaoil (“environmental studies”)
  • foinse eolais (“source of information”)
  • maide eolais (“signpost”)
  • méar eolais (“finger-post”)
  • réalta eolais (“guiding star, lodestar”)

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eólas, eulas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 89

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜oː.lɑs/

Noun

ēolas

  1. nominative and accusative plural of eolh
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