eidhneán
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish eidneán, eidnén m (“an ivy-plant”), from eidenn m (“ivy”). By surface analysis, eidheann (“ivy”) + -án.
Declension
Declension of eidhneán
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- eidhneán nimhe m (“poison ivy”)
- eidhneán talún m (“ground ivy”)
- eidhneánach (“ivied, ivy-clad”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eidhneán | n-eidhneán | heidhneán | t-eidhneán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eidhneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eidneán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eidnén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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