Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησίᾱ (ekklēsíā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

eclais f (genitive ecailse or ecolso)

  1. The Christian Church, as an institution
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22c20
      i n-ellug inna æcaillse
      in union with the church
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 65d5
      rocar crist innęclais
      Christ loving the church
  2. a local church or community of believers
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 16d6
      ↄdidaccadar cach eclis glosses ostendite in facie aeclesiarum
  3. clergy
  4. a church, a building for worship

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative eclaisL eclaisL ecailseaH
Vocative eclaisL eclaisL ecailseaH
Accusative eclaisN eclaisL ecailseaH
Genitive ecailseH eclaisL eclaisN
Dative eclaisL ecailsib ecailsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative eclais eclaisL ecailsiH
Vocative eclais eclaisL ecailsiH
Accusative eclaisN eclaisL ecailsiH
Genitive ecolsoH, ecolsaH ecolsoH, ecolsaH ecailseN
Dative eclaisL ecailsib ecailsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Irish: eaglais
  • Manx: agglish
  • Scottish Gaelic: eaglais

Further reading edit