Éimin

Irish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

Proper noun

Éimin f (genitive Éimin)

  1. Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Poblacht Éimin)

Declension
Declension of Éimin

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Éimin
Vocative a Éimin
Genitive Éimin
Dative Éimin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Éimin
Genitive na hÉimin
Dative leis an Éimin

don Éimin

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Éimin nÉimin hÉimin not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “Yemen”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • Entries containing “Éimin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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