eidhneán

Irish

Alternative forms

• eidhneachán m

Etymology

From Old Irish eidneán, eidnén m (“an ivy-plant”), from eidenn m (“ivy”). By surface analysis, eidheann (“ivy”) +‎ -án.

Noun

eidhneán m (genitive singular eidhneáin)

1. ivy
2. ivy branch

Declension

Declension of eidhneán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative eidhneán Vocative a eidhneáin Genitive eidhneáin Dative eidhneán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-eidhneán Genitive an eidhneáin Dative leis an eidhneán don eidhneán

Derived terms

• eidhneán nimhe m (“poison ivy”)
• eidhneán talún m (“ground ivy”)
• eidhneánach (“ivied, ivy-clad”, adjective)

 

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eidhneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eidneán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eidnén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language