ealaín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ealadha (archaic nominative/accusative)
  • ealadhain (superseded, formerly dative only)
  • ealaí (Munster)

Etymology

From Old Irish elada (“art, craft”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ealaín f (genitive singular ealaíne, nominative plural ealaíona)

  1. art
  2. science (systematic method)
  3. trick, caper

Declension

Declension of ealaín (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ealaín ealaíona
vocative a ealaín a ealaíona
genitive ealaíne ealaíon
dative ealaín ealaíona
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ealaín na healaíona
genitive na healaíne na n-ealaíon
dative leis an ealaín
don ealaín 		leis na healaíona

Derived terms

  • amharc-ealaíona (“visual arts”)
  • Baitsiléir Ealaíon (“Bachelor of Arts”)
  • ealaíona agus ceardaíocht (“arts and crafts”)
  • ealaíona comhraic measctha (“mixed martial arts”)
  • ealaíona maisiúla (“decorative arts”)
  • ealaíonta
  • ealaíontacht
  • ealaíontóir
  • foirm ealaíne (“art form”)
  • gailearaí ealaíne (“art gallery”)
  • mac léinn ealaíne (“art student”)
  • margaire ealaíne (“art dealer”)
  • obair ealaíne (“artwork”)
  • páipéar ealaíne (“art paper”)
  • saothar ealaíne (“artwork, work of art”)
  • scoil ealaí (“art school”)
  • seomra ealaíne (“art room”)
  • stiúrthóir ealaíne (“art director”)
  • teach ealaíne (“art house”)
  • teiripe ealaíne (“art therapy”)
  • tine ealaíne (“firework”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ealaín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ealaín n-ealaín healaín not applicable

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

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “elada, elatha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 58, page 14; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 276, page 130
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 23
  5. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 80
  6. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 362 (ii), page 149
  7. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 335
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 47
  9. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 2, page 5

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