eolas
See also: eòlas
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish eólas, from Old Irish eulas m (“knowledge, information, especially knowledge gained by experience or practice, acquaintance”).
Noun
eolas m (genitive singular eolais)
- knowledge
- range of knowledge
- practical understanding, comprehension, discernment
- close acquaintance, familiarity, experience
- Tá eolas agam ar an áit seo.
- I am familiar with, am acquainted with, this place.
- information, science, -ology
- knowledge of etiquette
- knowledge of ways; direction, guidance
- incantation
Declension
Declension of eolas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (knowledge, information): fios
Derived terms
- aiseolas
- bileog eolais
- bréageolas (“disinformation”)
- craobh eolais, cuaille eolais, maide eolais (“signpost”)
- do-eolais (“unknown, uncharted”, adjective)
- eolas gintlí (“heathen lore; sorcery”)
- eolas imshaoil (“environmental studies”)
- foinse eolais (“well of knowledge; source of information”)
- méar eolais (“finger-post”)
- réalta eolais (“guiding star, lodestar”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eolas | n-eolas | heolas | t-eolas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eolas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eólas, eulas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “eolas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 288
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