éadan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish étan (“brow, forehead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈeːd̪ˠənˠ/[1][2]

Noun

éadan m (genitive singular éadain, nominative plural éadain)

  1. front
    1. face
      Synonym: aghaidh
    2. forehead
  2. flat surface; facet, table (of gem)
  3. end (as opposed to side)

Declension

Declension of éadan (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éadan éadain
vocative a éadain a éadana
genitive éadain éadan
dative éadan éadain
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-éadan na héadain
genitive an éadain na n-éadan
dative leis an éadan
don éadan 		leis na héadain

Derived terms

  • as éadan (“one by one”)
  • clár éadain m (“forehead”)
  • éadanán m (“headstall”)
  • éadanchlár m (“fascia”)
  • in éadan (“against, opposed to; engaged in”)
  • néaróg éadain f (“facial nerve”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éadan
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éadan n-éadan héadan t-éadan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 92
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 339, page 117

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