Middle IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish Ériu, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, from *piHwer- (fat).

PronunciationEdit

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈeːrʲiu̯/, /ˈeːrʲu/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈeːrʲə/

Proper nounEdit

Ériu f

  1. Ireland
    • c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
      Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan Heriu dia aurdarcus.
      Ailbe was the dog’s name, and Ireland was full of his fame.
      Is í sein int ṡeised bruiden ro·boi i n‑Herind in tan sin []
      That is one of the six halls that were in Ireland at that time []
      (literally, “That is the sixth hall that was [] ”)

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Irish: Éire
  • Manx: Nerin
  • Scottish Gaelic: Èirinn

MutationEdit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Ériu unchanged nÉriu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, from *piHwer- (fat).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Ériu f

  1. Ireland (a country and island in Europe)
    Synonyms: Banba, Elg, Fódla

DeclensionEdit

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Ériu
Vocative Ériu
Accusative ÉrinnN
Genitive Érenn
Dative ÉrinnL, ÉriuL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

MutationEdit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Ériu unchanged nÉriu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.