ifreann
Irish
Alternative forms
iffrionn, ifrean, ifrion, ifrionn (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish ifernn, from Latin īnfernus, apparently via Brythonic (compare Welsh uffern).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪfʲɾʲənˠ/
- Homophone: Aifreann (one Aran pronunciation)
Declension
Declension of ifreann
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
- ifreanda (“hellish, infernal”)
- ifreannach (“demon, fiend”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ifreann | n-ifreann | hifreann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “ifreann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ifern, ifrenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 393
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ifrʲən̪ˠ/
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