# eaglais
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈaɡəl̪ˠəʃ/, /ˈɑɡəl̪ˠəʃ/
* (Galway) IPA: /ˈaːɡlˠəʃ/, /ˈɑːɡl̯ˠəʃ/
* (Mayo) IPA: /ˈaɡlˠəʃ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɨɡlˠəʃ/, /ˈʌɡlˠəʃ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish eclais, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

#### Noun

eaglais f (genitive singular eaglaise, nominative plural eaglaisí or eaglaiseacha)
* church
** 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 31:ḱŕeȷĭm sn̥ n̄ȳv ǡgləš xatəliḱəx.[Creidim san naomh Eaglais Chatoiliceach.]I believe in the holy Catholic Church.

##### Usage notes

* When referring to a building, eaglais is usually used only of Roman Catholic churches in Ireland; Protestant churches are called teampall. But an Eaglais is ‘the Church’ as an institution regardless of denomination: the Anglican Church of Ireland is called Eaglais na hÉireann in Irish.

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
eaglais
eaglaisí
vocative
a eaglais
a eaglaisí
genitive
eaglaise
eaglaisí
dative
eaglais
eaglaisí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an eaglais
na heaglaisí
genitive
na heaglaise
na n-eaglaisí
dative
leis an eaglais don eaglais
leis na heaglaisí :
* Alternative plural: eaglaiseacha

##### Derived terms

* ardeaglais f (“cathedral”)
* dí-eaglaisí m (“secularist”)
* dí-eaglaisigh (“secularize”, verb)
* Eaglais Chaitliceach f (“Catholic Church”)
* Eaglais Chaitliceach Rómhánach f (“Roman Catholic Church”)
* Eaglais na hÉireann f (“Church of Ireland”)
* Eaglais Shasana f (“Church of England”)
* eaglaiseach
* eaglaisiúil
* eaglasta
* íoseaglais f (“low church”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

eaglais f (genitive singular eaglaise, nominative plural eaglaisí or eaglaiseacha)
* Alternative form of eagaois (“gizzard”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
eaglais
eaglaisí
vocative
a eaglais
a eaglaisí
genitive
eaglaise
eaglaisí
dative
eaglais
eaglaisí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an eaglais
na heaglaisí
genitive
na heaglaise
na n-eaglaisí
dative
leis an eaglais don eaglais
leis na heaglaisí :

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 157, page 33
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 69, page 18; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 31
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 378 (b), page 174
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
* ↑ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 32, page 15
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 60, page 23; reprinted 1979
* ↑ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 273
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eclais, eclas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eaglais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eaglais”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 276
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eaglais”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “eaglais”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish eclais, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). Cognate with Irish eaglais and Manx agglish.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈekl̪ˠɪʃ/, [ˈe̠kl̪ˠɪʃ]
* (Lewis, North Shore of Canada) IPA: /ˈɤkl̪ˠɪʃ/
* (Harris) IPA: /ˈe̯ɤkl̪ˠɪʃ/
* Hyphenation: eag‧lais

### Noun

eaglais f (genitive singular eaglaise, plural eaglaisean)
* church, temple

#### Declension

$^✝$ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

#### Derived terms

* cathair-eaglais (“cathedral”)
* Eaglais an Ròimh (“Catholic Church”)
* Eaglais Chaitleach (“Catholic Church”)
* Eaglais Chaitligeach f (“Catholic Church”)
* Eaglais Chlèireach (“Presbyterian Church”)
* Eaglais Easbuigeach (“Episcopal Church”)
* Eaglais na h-Alba (“Church of Scotland”)
* Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte (“United Free Church”)
* Eaglais Shaor Chlèireach (“Free Presbyterian Church”)
* eaglaiseil (“ecclesiastical”, adjective)
* maor-eaglaise (“beadle”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eclais, eclas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “eaglais”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Colin Mark (2003) “eaglais”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 255