éan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ean"
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish én,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos. Compare Welsh edn, English feather.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /iːɑ̯n̪ˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /eːnˠ/, /eːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /eːnˠ/, [ɛə̯nˠ]; /eːn̪ˠ/, [ɛə̯n̪ˠ][4]
- Homophone: aon
Noun edit
éan m (genitive singular éin, nominative plural éin)
- bird
- Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
- Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
- young (of bird)
- (by extension) young (of other animals)
Declension edit
Declension of éan
- Alternative plural: éanacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éan | n-éan | héan | t-éan |
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), “1 én”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 94
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “éan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “éan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.