eagaois

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish eclas; compare Breton elaz.

Noun

eagaois f (genitive singular eagaoise, nominative plural eagaoisí or eagaoiseacha)

  1. (anatomy) gizzard

Declension

Declension of eagaois (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eagaois eagaoisí
vocative a eagaois a eagaoisí
genitive eagaoise eagaoisí
dative eagaois eagaoisí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an eagaois na heagaoisí
genitive na heagaoise na n-eagaoisí
dative leis an eagaois
don eagaois
leis na heagaoisí

Derived terms

  • péist eagaoise f (worm affecting gizzard of bird)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eagaois
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eagaois n-eagaois heagaois not applicable

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

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