Eithne

See also: eithne

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Eithne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʲə/, /ˈɛhnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne f (genitive Eithne)

1. a female given name from Old Irish
2. (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Declension

Indeclinable.

• Alternative genitive forms: Eithneann, Eithleann, Eithlinne

Descendants

• → English: Ena, Enya, Etna, Ethna
• → Scots: Edna

Mutation

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

References

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Luġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• Ethne

Etymology

The name is from eithne (“grain, kernel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (earlier) /ˈeθʲnʲə/, (later) /ˈehnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne f

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Irish: Eithne
• Scottish Gaelic: Eithne

Mutation

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne

1. a female given name from Middle Irish
2. (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eithne	n-Eithne	h-Eithne	t-Eithne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.