eisean

Irish

Etymology

By surface analysis, é +‎ -sean.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʃənˠ/

Pronoun

eisean (disjunctive)

  1. emphatic form of é
    he, him, it

See also

Irish personal pronouns
person conjunctive
(emphatic) 		disjunctive
(emphatic) 		possessive
determiner
singular first mé
(mise) 		mo L
m' before vowel sounds
second tú
(tusa)1 		thú
(thusa) 		do L
d' before vowel sounds
third m sé
(seisean) 		é
(eisean) 		a L
f sí
(sise) 		í
(ise) 		a H
n — ea —
plural first muid, sinn
(muidne, muide), (sinne) 		ár E
second sibh
(sibhse)1 		bhur E
third siad
(siadsan) 		iad
(iadsan) 		a E

L Triggers lenition   E Triggers eclipsis   H Triggers h-prothesis

1 Also used as the vocative

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun.
For instance, "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

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