erin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "erin"

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of er +‎ in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈrɪn/, /ɛˈrɪn/
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Hyphenation: er‧in
Rhymes: -ɪn

Adverb

erin

pronominal adverb form of in + het

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of erin

preposition	in
postpositional adv.	in
+ het (it)	erin
+ dit (this)	hierin
+ dat (that)	daarin
+ wat (what)	waarin
+ iets (something)	ergens in
+ niets (nothing)	nergens in
+ alles (everything)	overal in

Derived terms

erin gaan

Anagrams

nier, rein

Finnish

Noun

erin

instructive plural of erä

Anagrams

Rein, rein

Manchu

Romanization

erin

romanization of ᡝᡵᡳᠨ

Old Dutch

Etymology

From *ēr (“copper, bronze”) +‎ -īn.

Adjective

ērīn

made of copper or bronze

Inflection

Declension of ērīn (a-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural

nominative	ērīn	ērīn	ērīn	ērīna, ērīne
accusative	ērīnan, ērīnen	ērīna	ērīn	ērīna, ērīne
genitive	ērīnes	ērīnero	ērīnes	ērīnero
dative	ērīnin, ērīnemo	ērīnero	ērīnin, ērīnemo	ērīnon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural

nominative	ērīno	ērīna	ērīna	ērīnon
accusative	ērīnon	ērīnon	ērīna	ērīnon
genitive	ērīnin	ērīnon	ērīnin	ērīnono
dative	ērīnin	ērīnon	ērīnin	ērīnon

Descendants

Middle Dutch: êrijn, êrin
- Dutch: eren (obsolete)

References

“ērīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Olukumi

Etymology

Cognate with Yoruba erin, Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Igala éli. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westerman constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.rĩ̄/

Noun

erin

elephant

Sumerian

Romanization

erin

romanization of 𒂞 (erin)

Turkish

Noun

erin

genitive singular of er
second-person singular possessive of er

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Igala éli, Olukumi erin, in many cognate languages, this form was replaced by a form seen in Nupe dagba, Idoma adagba, Igala adagba. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westerman constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-, and also suggests that it probably is of the same root as the root for four, thereby being a distant Doublet of ẹ̀rin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/

Noun

erin

elephant
a nickname for a mighty person, in comparison to an elephant
Synonym: àjànàkú

Erín wó ― The mighty one has fallen (said when a respected person dies)

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: erin (“elephant”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Eastern Àkókó	Ọ̀bà	Ọ̀bà Àkókó	erin
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	erin
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	ein
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	iyẹmẹriko, eni, erin
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	erin
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Ìfàkì Èkìtì	erin
	Northwest Yoruba	Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	erin, àjànàkú
		Ẹ̀gbádò		Ayétòrò	àjìnàkú
				Igbógila	àjìnàkú
				Ìjàká	àjìnàkú
				Ìlaròó	àjìnàkú
				Ìṣàwọ́njọ	àjìnàkú
		Èkó		Èkó	erin, àjànàkú
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	erin, àjànàkú
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	erin, àjànàkú
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	erin, àjànàkú
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)	erin, àjànàkú
				Ìwó	erin, àjànàkú
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	erin, àjànàkú
		Standard Yorùbá		Bɛ̀nɛ̀	erin, àjànàkú
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	erin
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	àjɛ̀nɛ̀kú
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Tchaourou	àjɛ̀nɛ̀kú
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	àjìnàkú
				Pira	àjìnàkú
				Banon	àjìnàkú
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	erin, àjɛ̀nàkú
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Gbómìnà (Glazwé)	erin, àjɛ̀nàkú
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	erin, àjìnàkú
				Ọ̀húnbẹ́	àjìnàkú
				Onigbolo	àjìnàkú
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Ìlárá	àjìnàkú
				Ìdọ̀fà	àjìnàkú
				Ìmẹ̀kọ	àjìnàkú
				Ìwòyè Kétu	àjìnàkú
				Kétu	erin
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	àdzùnàkú
				Boko	àdzìnàkú
				Moretan	àjìnàkú
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	àdzènàkúrú, àjìnàkú
		Kura		Awotébi	ílí
		Kura		Partago	erin
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	jua
		Northern Nago		Kambole	àjànàkú
		Northern Nago		Manigri	àjànàkú
	Overseas Yoruba	Lucumí		Havana	alufán, ayanakú, ayanakun, elufán, eñi, erin, karakundo, malú allanacú, malú, ayanuko
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

erin lákátabú (“A nickname for a warrior/hunter”)
Erinlẹ̀ (“The orisha Erinlẹ̀”)
erinmi (“hippo”)
ewé etí erin (“aloe vera”)
eyín erin (“ivory”)
ọdẹ aperin (“elephant hunter”)
parin (“elephant hunter”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/

Noun

erin

The tree Picralima nitida and its seeds, which are used for traditional medicine

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

enin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/

Noun

erin

(Ekiti) The herb Peperomia pellucida

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɾĩ́/

Noun

erín

The plant Hunteria umbellata, traditionally used to make arrow poison and used in traditional medicine

Etymology 5

Alternative forms

erín àgbàdo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɾĩ́/

Noun

erín

a corncob, ear

Etymology 6

From Proto-Yoruba *o-rĩ, *e-rĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rĩ, *o-rĩ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruba *é-lĩ. The use of e-/o- suffixes signify the retention of an obsolete singular/plural noun market that has been obsolete since Proto-Yoruboid. Compare with Olukumi orin, Ifè orin, Itsekiri ẹrín, Igala éli

Alternative forms

orin
oin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/

Noun

erin

(Ekiti, Eastern Akoko) alternative form of orin (“song”)