éanlaith

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish énlaith, énḟlaith, from Old Irish én (“bird”) + flaith (“realm”).

Pronunciation

• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈeːnˠlˠə/, /ˈeːn̪ˠl̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːn̪ˠl̪ˠaiç/

Noun

éanlaith f (genitive singular éanlaithe, nominative plural éanlaithe)

1. (collective) birds, especially fowl and poultry
2. (obsolete) a flock of birds

Usage notes

The plural is often used with the same meaning as the singular.

Declension

Declension of éanlaith

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative éanlaith éanlaithe Vocative a éanlaith a éanlaithe Genitive éanlaithe éanlaithe Dative éanlaith éanlaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an éanlaith na héanlaithe Genitive na héanlaithe na n-éanlaithe Dative leis an éanlaith don éanlaith leis na héanlaithe

Related terms

• éan

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éanlaith	n-éanlaith	héanlaith	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “énlaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éanlaiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 279
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éanlaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éanlaith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93
• “éanlaith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024