Iosrael
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Isra(h)él (“Israel”), from Latin Isrāēl, Isrāhēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
Proper noun edit
Iosrael m (genitive Iosrael)
- Israel (a modern country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean; official name: Stát Iosrael)
- (biblical) Israel (A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people)
- (biblical, biblical, historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)
- (biblical, , biblical, , historical, biblical, historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah)
Usage notes edit
Not preceded by the definite article.
Derived terms edit
- Iosraelach (“Israeli”, adjective)
- Iosraelach m (“Israeli”)
- Tír Iosrael f (“the Land of Israel”)
Related terms edit
- Iarúsailéim f (“Jerusalem”)
- Iosraeilíteach (“Israelite”, adjective)
- Iosraeilíteach m (“Israelite”)
- seiceal m (“sheqel”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Iosrael | nIosrael | hIosrael | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iosrael”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Isra(h)él”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Iosrael” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Iosrael” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Isra(h)él (“Israel”), from Latin Isrāēl, Isrāhēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
Proper noun edit
Iosrael f
- Israel (a modern country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
See also edit
- Iùdhach m (“Jew”)
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Isra(h)él”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language