éist
Irish (Donegal)
/eːʃtʲ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) listen l
- (transitive) hear
- (ambitransitive)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish éistid, éitsid (listens, attends, hearkens).
Origin
Old Irish
éistid, éitsid
Gloss
listens, attends, hearkens
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eolaíocht Irish
- éisteolaíocht Irish
- éistid, éitsid Old Irish
- èist Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- aa-eaisht Manx
- eaisht Manx
- éistid Middle Irish