Èirinn
See also: Éirinn
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From a dative form of Old Irish Ériu (compare modern Irish Éire), from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Welsh Iwerddon), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, likely related to *piHwer- (“fat”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Èirinn f (genitive na h-Èireann)
Declension edit
Declension of Èirinn
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Èirinn |
| Genitive | (na) h-Èireann |
| Dative | Èirinn |
| Vocative | Èirinn |
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Èirinn | n-Èirinn | h-Èirinn | t-Èirinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||