peann
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish penn (“pen”), borrowed from Latin penna (“feather”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peann m (genitive singular pinn, nominative plural pinn)
Declension edit
Declension of peann
- Alternative plural: peanna (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms edit
- cró pinn (“pen-holder”)
- peann luaidhe (“pencil”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
peann | pheann | bpeann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “penn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “peann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 540
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish penn, from Latin penna (“feather”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peann m (genitive singular pinn, plural pinn)
Declension edit
Forms with the definite article:
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | am peann | na pinn |
Genitive | a' phinn | na pinn |
Dative | a' pheann | na pinn |