Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish asna, esna (compare Scottish Gaelic asna), from Proto-Celtic *astnos, *astniyos (compare Welsh ais (ribs)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (compare Latin os, Albanian asht).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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easna f (genitive singular easna, nominative plural easnacha or easnaí or easnaíocha)

  1. (anatomy, nautical, of violin) rib
  2. (nautical) strake
  3. (nautical) timber

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

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