ealaín

Irish

Alternative forms

• ealadha (archaic nominative/accusative)
• ealadhain (superseded, formerly dative only)
• ealaí (modern spelling of archaic nominative/accusative)

Etymology

From Old Irish elada (“art, science, acquired craft or skill”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /aˈlˠiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːlˠiːnʲ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈæliːn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈalˠinʲ/, /ˈɑlˠɨnʲ/

Noun

ealaín f (genitive singular ealaíne, nominative plural ealaíona)

1. art

Declension

Declension of ealaín

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ealaín ealaíona Vocative a ealaín a ealaíona Genitive ealaíne ealaíon Dative ealaín ealaíona

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ealaín na healaíona Genitive na healaíne na n-ealaíon Dative leis an ealaín don ealaín leis na healaíona

Derived terms

• ealaíonta
• ealaíontacht
• ealaíontóir
• tine ealaíne (“firework”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “elada, elatha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ealaḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 276
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ealaín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN