Espáin
Middle Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French Espaigne, from Latin Hispānia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEspáin f (genitive Espáine)
- Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Irish: An Spáinn
- Manx: Yn Spaainey
- Scottish Gaelic: An Spàinn, Spàinnt
However, the lack of initial E(a)- in the modern words suggests they may have been re-borrowed from (Middle) English rather than inherited from this form.
Mutation
editradical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
Espáin (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | nEspáin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Espáin, Espán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language