éilliú

Irish

Alternative forms

• éilneadh

Noun

éilliú m (genitive singular éillithe)

1. verbal noun of éilligh
2. corruption; defilement, pollution
3. (law) subornation

Declension

Declension of éilliú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éilliú vocative a éilliú genitive éillithe dative éilliú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-éilliú genitive an éillithe dative leis an éilliú don éilliú

Related terms

• dí-éilliú (“decontamination”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éilliú

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éilliú	n-éilliú	héilliú	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éilliú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éilliú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “éilliú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024