iolar
See also: Iolar
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish ilar (compare Scottish Gaelic iolair), from Old Irish irar, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Welsh eryr, Breton erer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).
iolar
Noun
iolar m (genitive singular iolair, nominative plural iolair)
- eagle
Declension
Declension of iolar
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- iolar dingearrach (“eaglehawk, wedge-tailed eagle”)
- iolar dúbailte (“double eagle, albatross”)
- iolar fíréan (“golden eagle”)
- iolar hairpí (“harpy eagle”)
- iolar maol (“American eagle, bald eagle”)
- iolar mara (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle, erne”)
- iolar na Róimhe (“Roman eagle”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ilar (“a multitude, an abundance, a multiplicity; the plural number”).
Noun
iolar m (genitive singular iolair)
- (literary) multitude, plurality, abundance; much, many
- manifold requirements, accessories, furniture
Declension
Declension of iolar
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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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.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 ilar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 ilar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN