éan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ean"
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish én,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos. Compare Welsh edn, English feather.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /iːa̯n̪ˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /eːnˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /eːnˠ/, [ɛə̯nˠ][4]
- Homophone: aon
Noun
éan m (genitive singular éin, nominative plural éin)
- bird
- Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
- Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
- young (of bird)
- (by extension) young (of other animals)
Declension
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- Alternative plural: éanacha (Cois Fharraige, Mayo)
Derived terms
- ciseán éan
- dordéan (“hummingbird”)
- éan aille
- éan beannaithe
- éan ceoil
- éan circe
- éan corr
- éan creiche
- éan dearg
- éan gé (“gosling”)
- éan gréine
- éan gualainne
- éan lachan
- éan mara
- éan róin
- éan turcaí
- éan uisce géim
- éanach
- éanadán (“birdcage”)
- éanadóir
- éanaire
- éanán
- éaneolaí
- éaneolaíoch
- éanlaith
- éanlann
- éanúil
- éinín
- fliú na n-éan
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| éan | n-éan | héan | t-éan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 én”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 27, page 16
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 94
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 155, page 60
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “éan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 393; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “éan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025