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iolar.

eagle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔl̪ˠəɾˠ/Munster/ˈolˠəɾˠ/ ~ /ˈɞlˠəɾˠ/Connacht/ˈɞlˠəɾˠ/Ulster
  1. eagle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish ilar (compare Scottish Gaelic iolair), from Old Irish irar, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Welsh eryr, Breton erer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).

noun/ˈɔl̪ˠəɾˠ/Munster/ˈolˠəɾˠ/ ~ /ˈɞlˠəɾˠ/Connacht/ˈɞlˠəɾˠ/Ulster
  1. multitude, plurality, abundance; much, many

    literary · masculine
  2. manifold requirements, accessories, furniture

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish ilar (“a multitude, an abundance, a multiplicity; the plural number”). By surface analysis, il + -ar.

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