Árainn

See also: àrainn

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠən̠ʲ/

Proper noun

Árainn f (genitive Árann)

1. Aran (group of islands in County Galway off the west coast of Ireland)

   Synonym: Oileáin Árann

Declension

Declension of Árainn (fifth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Árainn vocative a Árainn genitive Árann dative Árainn forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Árainn genitive na hÁrann dative leis an Árainn don Árainn

Derived terms

• Árainn Mhór f (“Arranmore”)
• Béal Árann m (“Aran Sound”)
• geansaí Árann m (“Aran jumper”)
• Tiobraid Árann f (“Tipperary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Árainn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Árainn	nÁrainn	hÁrainn	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Árainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Árainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Árainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “Árann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024