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Webster 1828 Edition
Ead
EAD
,ED, in names, is a Saxon word signifying happy, fortunate; as in Edward, happy preserver; Edgar, happy power; Edwin,happy conqueror; Eadulph, happy assistance; like Macarius and Eupolemus in Greek and Fausta, Fortunatus, Felicianus, in Latin.Definition 2024
éad
éad
Irish
Noun
éad m (genitive singular éada)
- jealousy; envy, emulation (with ag or ar plus the person feeling jealous and le or chuig plus the person being felt jealous of or towards)
- Tá éad agam leat.
- I am jealous of you.
- Bhí éad air chuici.
- He was jealous towards her.
- Tá éad agam leat.
Declension
Declension of éad
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- éadmhar (“jealous”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éad | n-éad | héad | t-éad |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “1 ét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “éad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "éad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.