eó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eo"

Old Irish

eó

Alternative forms

  • eú

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːo̯/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *esoxs; cognate with Middle Welsh ehawc.

Noun

eó m (genitive ïach, nominative plural ïaich)

  1. salmon
Declension
Masculine k-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative eó ïaichL ïaich
Vocative eó ïaichL ïacha
Accusative ïaichN ïaichL ïacha
Genitive ïach ïach ïachN
Dative ïaichL, eó ïachaib ïachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: eo
  • Scottish Gaelic: eò

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”).

Noun

eó m

  1. stem, shaft
  2. yew, tree

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
eó unchanged n-eó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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