eang
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish eng (“track, trace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aŋ/
- (Ulster)
Noun
eang f (genitive singular eanga, nominative plural eangaí)
- track, footprint
- Chuaigh mé ar eang an tsionnaigh
- I tracked the fox.
- eang ar eang ― step by step; one after another
- gusset
- splice, strip
- notch; nick, groove
Declension
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Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| eang | n-eang | heang | 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
- ^ “eang”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 106, page 42
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 106
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eang”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 278
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eang”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “eang”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ehang, from Proto-Brythonic *ehang, from Proto-Celtic *exs-angus (“not narrow”), from *exs- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”); see ech-) and *angus (“narrow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus (“narrow”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.aŋ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeː.aŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛaŋ
Adjective
eang (feminine singular eang, plural eang, equative ehanged, comparative ehangach, superlative ehangaf)
Derived terms
- arf eang ddistryw (“weapon of mass destruction”)
- band eang (“broadband”)
- byd-eang (“worldwide, global”)
- eangfrydig (“open-minded”)
- ehangder (“breadth, expanse”)
- ehangiad (“extension, expansion”)
- ehangu (“to expand, to enlarge”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| eang | unchanged | unchanged | heang |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “eang”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eang”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies