éagsamhalta
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish écsamail (“strange, peculiar”) + -ta.[1] Compare also Middle Irish écsamalta (“diverse, different”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]éagsamhalta
- nameless (unable to be described or expressed)
- strange (not normal)
- extraordinary (not ordinary)
Synonyms
[edit]- (nameless): do-aithriste
- (strange): aisteach
- (extraordinary): neamhghnách
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| éagsamhalta | n-éagsamhalta | héagsamhalta | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “écsamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “écsamalta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 426, page 138
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éagsaṁalta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 276
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éagsamhalta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN