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eo.

salmon

2 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/oː/Connacht, Munster/ɔː/Ulster

  1. salmon

    literary · masculine
    Ar insíos leatsa riamh faoi fabhal an Iach Fís, a mhac?

  2. noble being, prince

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish eó, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (cognate to Middle Welsh ehawc, modern Welsh eog).

noun/oː/Connacht, Munster/ɔː/Ulster

  1. yew tree

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish eó, from Proto-Celtic *iwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”); cognate with Welsh yw and English yew.

noun/oː/Connacht, Munster/ɔː/Ulster

  1. point (of blade); pin, brooch

    literary · masculine
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