eile

See also: Eile

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *eklen. Cognate to Finnish eilen, Votic eglee, and Livvi egläi.

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aile, eile, oile (second, other, another), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (other, out of a group of more than two), from *h₂el- (beyond).

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

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eile n-eile heile not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aile, eile, oile (second, other, another), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (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

References

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