Eithne
See also: eithne
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Eithne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛnʲə/, /ˈɛhnʲə/
Proper noun
Eithne f (genitive Eithne)
- a female given name from Old Irish
- (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Declension
Indeclinable.
- Alternative genitive forms: Eithneann, Eithleann, Eithlinne
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Eithne | nEithne | hEithne | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Luġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- Ethne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (earlier) /ˈeθʲnʲə/, (later) /ˈehnʲə/
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Eithne | unchanged | nEithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Hogan, J., Hogan,, E (1900) Irish and Scottish Gaelic Names of Herbs, Plants, Trees, Etc., Dublin: M. H. Gille and Son, page vi
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛnʲə/
Proper noun
Eithne
- a female given name from Middle Irish
- (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Eithne | n-Eithne | h-Eithne | t-Eithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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