oileán
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪˈlʲɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɪlʲɑːnˠ/, /ˈɪlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛlʲanˠ/, /ˈɛlʲan̪ˠ/[2]
Noun
editoileán m (genitive singular oileáin, nominative plural oileáin)
Declension
editDeclension of oileán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
edit- (island): inis
Derived terms
edit- Oileáin Fhilipíneacha (“Philippines”)
- oileán mara (“seagirt island”)
- Oileán Phrionsa Éadbhard (“Prince Edward Island”)
- oileán sráide (“traffic island”)
- oileán tráchta (“traffic island”)
- Oileán Úr (“New World”)
- oileánach (“islander; insular”)
- oileánra (“archipelago”)
Descendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
oileán | n-oileán | hoileán | t-oileán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 78
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oileán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “island”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024