in éadan

Irish

Alternative forms

• i n-éadan (obsolete)

Preposition

in éadan (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. against (in a contrary direction to; in physical opposition to, or in collision with; in opposition to)

   Synonyms: i gcoinne, in aghaidh

2. at intervals of (followed by a singular noun referring to a period of time, preceded by the definite article)

   in éadan an lae ― every day, daily (adverb)

Inflection

Inflection of in éadan

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	i m'éadan	i m'éadansa
2d person sing.	i d'éadan	i d'éadansa
3d sing. masc.	ina éadan	ina éadansan
3d sing. fem.	ina héadan	ina héadansa
1st person pl.	inár n-éadan	inár n-éadanna
2d person pl.	in bhur n-éadan	in bhur n-éadansa
3d person pl.	ina n-éadan	ina n-éadansan

Derived terms

• in éadan an chnoic

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “in éadan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “in éadan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “in éadan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024