German

Noun

Eile f ‎(genitive Eile, no plural)

1. hurry

Declension

Derived terms

• eilig

Estonian

Adverb

eile

1. yesterday

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯lə/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Verb

eile

1. First-person singular present of eilen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of eilen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of eilen.
4. Imperative singular of eilen.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aile, eile, oile ‎(“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elyo- ‎(“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- ‎(“beyond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlʲə]

Adjective

eile

1. other, another; next, more, else

Adverb

eile

1. else

Etymology 2

Adjective

eile

1. Alternative form of uile ‎(“all, every; all, whole”)

Noun

eile f ‎(indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of uile ‎(“all”)

Adverb

eile

1. Alternative form of uile ‎(“all, wholly, entirely”)

Mutation

References

• "eile" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “aile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aile, eile, oile ‎(“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elyo- ‎(“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- ‎(“beyond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelə/

Adjective

eile

1. other, another, else

   Tha faclair eile agam.‎ ― I have another/a different dictionary.

   'S e sin rudeigin eile.‎ ― That's something else.

   A bheil searrag eile agaibh?‎ ― Do you have another/one more flask?

Derived terms

• air an làimh eile ‎(“on the other hand”)
• air an rathad eile ‎(“the other way round”)
• an latha eile ‎(“the other day”)
• tèile ‎(“another [feminine] one”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “aile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.