Eithne
See also: eithne
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish Eithne.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEithne f (genitive Eithne)
- a female given name from Old Irish
- (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Declension
editIndeclinable.
Descendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eithne | nEithne | hEithne | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Luġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Middle Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThe name is from eithne (“grain, kernel”).[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEithne f
- a female given name
Descendants
editMutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Eithne | unchanged | nEithne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Hogan, J., Hogan,, E (1900) Irish and Scottish Gaelic Names of Herbs, Plants, Trees, Etc., Dublin: M. H. Gille and Son, page vi
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEithne
- a female given name from Middle Irish
- (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eithne | n-Eithne | h-Eithne | t-Eithne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish proper nouns
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- Irish female given names from Old Irish
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- Middle Irish lemmas
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- Middle Irish feminine nouns
- Middle Irish given names
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- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic proper nouns
- Scottish Gaelic given names
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- Scottish Gaelic female given names from Middle Irish
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