eilit

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish elit, ailit f (“doe, hind; a lively, nimble person”).

Noun

eilit f (genitive singular eilite, nominative plural eilití)

  1. doe, hind (female deer)
  2. tall thin woman; tall badly-dressed woman

Declension
Declension of eilit

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eilit eilití
Vocative a eilit a eilití
Genitive eilite eilití
Dative eilit eilití

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an eilit na heilití
Genitive na heilite na n-eilití
Dative leis an eilit

don eilit

 leis na heilití

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • craiceann eilite m (“doeskin”)
  • eilit mhaol f (“hornless doe”)
  • lao eilite m (“fawn”)

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

References
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