ellan
Manx edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ellan m or f (genitive singular ellan, plural ellanyn)
Derived terms edit
- ellan chorralagh f (“coral island, atoll”)
- Ellan Eeaght (“the Isle of Wight”)
- Ellan Ulvey (“Ulva”)
- Ellan Vannin (“Isle of Man”)
- Ellan y Phrinse Edard (“Prince Edward Island”)
- ellaneen m (“islet”)
- ellanragh (“archipelago”)
- neuellanagh (“mainland, non-Manx, newcomer”)
- Ny h-Ellanyn Balearagh pl (“the Balearic Islands”)
- Ny hEllanyn Philippeenagh pl (“the Philippines”)
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ailén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *alljan.
Noun edit
ellan n
Declension edit
Declension of ellan (neuter a-stem)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ellan | ellan |
accusative | ellan | ellan |
genitive | ellanes | ellano |
dative | ellane | ellanum |
instrumental | ellanu | — |
References edit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Old Saxon edit
Noun edit
ellan ?
- Alternative form of ellian