eean
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish én (“bird”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eean m (genitive singular eean, plural ein)
- chick
- Ta'n eean myr e ghooie my vees clooie er e chione. ― The chicken is like his kind if there is down on his head.
- Ta'n eean scolbey yn bleayst. ― The chicken is breaking the shell.
- fowl
- poult, young (of birds)
- juvenile, cheeky child; brat
Derived terms edit
- eean convaayrtagh (“aasvogel”)
- eean kellee (“cockerel”)
- eean ushtey (“waterfowl”)
Related terms edit
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 én”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language