Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish inneóin, indeóin, from Old Irish indéin.[1] Cognate with Welsh einion.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪˈnʲuːnʲ/ ~ /ɪˈnʲoːnʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈin̠ʲuːnʲ/[3][4][5]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (South Donegal) /ˈin̠ʲæɾʲ/[6], /ˈɨn̠ʲɛɾʲ/[7]; (North Donegal) /ˈɨn̠ʲəɾˠ/[8] (corresponding to the form inneoir)
- Homophone: oinniúin (some Munster and Connacht pronunciations)
Noun
inneoin f (genitive singular inneonach or inneona, nominative plural inneonacha)
- anvil
Declension
Declension of inneoin (fifth declension)
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Alternative declension:
Declension of inneoin (third declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of inneoin
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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n-inneoin
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hinneoin
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indeóin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 248, page 116
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 142
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 81, page 16
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 70, page 18
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 251, page 90
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 254, page 89; reprinted 1979
- ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 271
Further reading