Idirlíon

Irish

Etymology

From idir- (“inter-”) +‎ líon (“net; web”). Calque of English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪdʲəɾʲˌl̠ʲiːn̪ˠ/, /-ˌl̠ʲiːnˠ/

Proper noun

Idirlíon m (genitive Idirlín)

  1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

Declension

Declension of Idirlíon (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Idirlíon
vocative a Idirlín
genitive Idirlín
dative Idirlíon
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tIdirlíon
genitive an Idirlín
dative leis an Idirlíon
don Idirlíon

Mutation

Mutated forms of Idirlíon
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Idirlíon nIdirlíon hIdirlíon tIdirlíon

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

Further reading

  • “Idirlíon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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