eolas

See also: eòlas

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish eólas, from Old Irish eulas m (“knowledge, information”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈoːl̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːlˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːlˠəsˠ/

Noun

eolas m (genitive singular eolais, uncountable)

1. knowledge, understanding
2. acquaintance, familiarity

   Tá eolas agam ar an áit seo.

   I am familiar with, am acquainted with, this place.

3. information

Declension

Declension of eolas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative eolas vocative a eolais genitive eolais dative eolas forms with the definite article singular nominative an t-eolas genitive an eolais dative leis an eolas don eolas

Synonyms

• (knowledge, information): fios

Derived terms

• aiseolas
• bileog eolais
• bréageolas (“disinformation”)
• craobh eolais (“signpost”)
• cuaille eolais (“signpost”)
• do-eolais (“unknown, uncharted”, adjective)
• eolas gintlí (“heathen lore; sorcery”)
• eolas imshaoil (“environmental studies”)
• foinse eolais (“source of information”)
• maide eolais (“signpost”)
• méar eolais (“finger-post”)
• réalta eolais (“guiding star, lodestar”)
• sraceolas (“cursory knowledge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eolas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eolas	n-eolas	heolas	t-eolas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “eolas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 288
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eolas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜oː.lɑs/

Noun

ēolas

1. nominative and accusative plural of eolh