eudail
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From eud (“envy, jealousy; enthusiasm, zeal”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eudail
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish étáil (“gain, profit, wealth”). Compare Irish éadáil.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eudail f (genitive singular eudalach or eudaile, plural eudailean)
- treasure, cattle, prey, spoil, booty
- profit, benefit, advantage
- in the vocative case, a term of endearment: darling, dear
- m' eudail ― my darling; my dear
- m' eudail air do shùilean donna ― my darling, I love your brown eyes (literally, “my darling on your brown eyes”)
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “eudail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “eudail”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN
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- Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ail
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
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