ailén

See also: ailen and Ai-len

Old Irish

Etymology

ail (“boulder, rock”) +‎ -én

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalʲeːn/

Noun

ailén m (genitive ailéoin, nominative plural ailéoin)

1. island

   Synonym: inis

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ailén	ailénL	ailéoinL
Vocative	ailéoin	ailénL	ailéonuH
Accusative	ailénN	ailénL	ailéonuH
Genitive	ailéoinL	ailén	ailénN
Dative	ailénL, ailéon	ailénaib	ailénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: oileán
• Manx: ellan
• Scottish Gaelic: eilean

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ailén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language