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éa-

éa-

See also: ea, Ea, EA, êa, ea., -ea, E/A, and ę-ą

Irish

Alternative forms

  • éi- (slender variant)

Prefix

éa-

  1. Privative affix, denoting not.

Usage notes

  • Triggers eclipsis on the following part of the compound, other than words in d or g. The spelling reform removed the silent consonant letters in some words, for example:
    éa- + trom (heavy)éadrom (light), formerly spelled éadtrom

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Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_%C3%A9a-'>Irish words prefixed with éa-</a>

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