Idirlíon

Irish

Etymology

From idir- (“inter-”) +‎ líon (“net; web”). Calque of English Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪdʲəɾʲˌl̠ʲiːn̪ˠ/, /-ˌl̠ʲiːnˠ/

Proper noun

Idirlíon m (genitive Idirlín)

1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

Declension

Declension of Idirlíon

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Idirlíon Vocative a Idirlín Genitive Idirlín Dative Idirlíon

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tIdirlíon Genitive an Idirlín Dative leis an Idirlíon don Idirlíon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Idirlíon	nIdirlíon	hIdirlíon	tIdirlíon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Idirlíon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024