ifreann

Irish

Alternative forms

iffrionn, ifrean, ifrion, ifrionn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ifernn, from Latin īnfernus, apparently via Brythonic (compare Welsh uffern).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪfʲɾʲənˠ/
• Homophone: Aifreann (one Aran pronunciation)

Noun

ifreann m (genitive singular ifrinn)

1. hell

Declension

Declension of ifreann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ifreann Vocative a ifrinn Genitive ifrinn Dative ifreann

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-ifreann Genitive an ifrinn Dative leis an ifreann don ifreann

Derived terms

• ifreanda (“hellish, infernal”)
• ifreannach (“demon, fiend”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ifreann	n-ifreann	hifreann	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “ifreann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ifern, ifrenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 393
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ifrʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

ifreann f (genitive singular ifrinn, plural ifreannan)

1. Alternative form of ifrinn (“hell”)