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Iolar

Iolar

See also: iolar

Irish

Proper noun

An tIolar m

  1. (astronomy) Aquila, the Eagle

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Iolar nIolar hIolar tIolar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

iolar

iolar

See also: Iolar

Irish

Noun

iolar m ‎(genitive singular iolair, nominative plural iolair)

  1. eagle
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ilar ‎(“a multitude, an abundance, a multiplicity; the plural number”).

Noun

iolar m ‎(genitive singular iolair)

  1. (literary) multitude, plurality, abundance; much, many
  2. manifold requirements, accessories, furniture
Declension
Derived terms
  • iolar tí ‎(“house furniture”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iolar n-iolar hiolar t-iolar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Etymology

From Middle Irish ilar (compare Scottish Gaelic iolair), from Old Irish irar, from Proto-Celtic *eriro- ‎(“eagle”) (compare Welsh eryr, Breton erer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-, *h₃er- ‎(“large bird”).

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