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eala.

swan

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈal̪ˠə//ˈɑlˠə//ˈalˠə/
  1. swan

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish ela, elae, from Old Irish elu, from Proto-Celtic *eli- (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“swan”). Cognates within Celtic include Breton alarc’h, Cornish alargh, Welsh alarch, and outside Celtic Latin olor and Ancient Greek ἐλέᾱ (eléā, “reed warbler”).

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