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Eile
eile
eile
See also: Eile
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯lə/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə
Verb
eile
- First-person singular present of eilen.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of eilen.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of eilen.
- 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
Adverb
eile
- else
Etymology 2
Adjective
eile
- Alternative form of uile (“all, every; all, whole”)
Noun
eile f (indeclinable)
- Alternative form of uile (“all”)
Adverb
eile
- Alternative form of uile (“all, wholly, entirely”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eile | n-eile | heile | t-eile |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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
- 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.