anann

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Tupi nanas (“excellent fruit”), probably via French and/or English ananas.

Noun

anann m (genitive singular anainn, nominative plural anainn)

1. pineapple

Declension

Declension of anann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative anann anainn Vocative a anainn a ananna Genitive anainn anann Dative anann anainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-anann na hanainn Genitive an anainn na n-anann Dative leis an anann don anann leis na hanainn

Derived terms

• lus anainn m (“pineapple weed”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN