eagla

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ecla.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡəl̪ˠə/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈaːɡlə/
(Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡlˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞ɡlˠə/

Noun

eagla f (genitive singular eagla)

fear (with ar + the person fearing and roimh + the person or thing feared)
Synonym: faitíos

Tá eagla orm roimh damháin alla.
I am afraid of spiders.
(literally, “Fear is on me before spiders.”)

Tháinig eagla air.
He became afraid.
(literally, “Fear came upon him.”)

Bhuail eagla í.
She was seized with fear.
(literally, “Fear struck her.”)

Chuiris eagla orm.
You frightened me.
(literally, “You put fear on me.”)

Declension

Declension of eagla

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	eagla
Vocative	a eagla
Genitive	eagla
Dative	eagla

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an eagla
Genitive	na heagla
Dative	leis an eagla don eagla

Derived terms

eaglach
eaglaí

Related terms

eagal

Mutation

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

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ecla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eagla”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 275
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 31
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eagla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75

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