iolair

Irish

Noun

iolair m

1. inflection of iolar (“eagle”):
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

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

Scottish Gaelic

Iolair.

Alternative forms

• fiolair, iobhlair

Etymology

From Middle Irish ilar. Cognates include Irish iolar and Manx urley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjul̪ˠɪɾʲ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈjʊl̪ˠəð]

Noun

iolair f

1. eagle

Declension

Declension of iolair (class IIb feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iolair	iolairean
Genitive	iolaire, iolair	iolairean
Dative	iolair	iolairean; iolairibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) iolair	(na) h-iolairean
Genitive	(na) h-iolaire, h-iolair	(nan) iolairean
Dative	(an) iolair	(na) h-iolairean; h-iolairibh✝
Vocative	(a) iolair	(a) iolairean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

(obsolete)

Declension of iolair (type Va feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iolair	iolaraichean
Genitive	iolarach	iolaraichean
Dative	iolair	iolaraichean
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) iolair	(na) h-iolaraichean
Genitive	(na) h-iolarach	(nan) iolaraichean
Dative	(an) iolair	(na) h-iolaraichean
Vocative	(a) iolair	(a) iolaraichean

Declension of iolair (type Va feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iolair	iolraichean
Genitive	iolrach	iolraichean
Dative	iolair	iolraichean
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) iolair	(na) h-iolraichean
Genitive	(na) h-iolrach	(nan) iolraichean
Dative	(an) iolair	(na) h-iolraichean
Vocative	(a) iolair	(a) iolraichean

Derived terms

• iolair-bhàn, iolair-chladaich, iolair-mhara, iolair-riabhach, iolair sùil na gréine (“sea eagle, white-tailed eagle”)
• iolair-bhreac (“greater spotted eagle”)
• iolair-bhuidhe, iolair-mhonaidh (“golden eagle”)
• iolair-dhubh (“golden eagle; ring-tail eagle”)
• iolair-Ghreugach, iolair-thimcheallach (“gier eagle”)
• iolair-iasgaich, iolair-uisge (“osprey”)
• iolair-mhaol (“bald eagle”)
• iolair-shùil (“eagle-eye”)
• iolair-shùileach (“eagle-eyed”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iolair	n-iolair	h-iolair	t-iolair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “iolair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “iolair”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 360