Eithne

See also: eithne

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Eithne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʲə/, /ˈɛhnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne f (genitive Eithne)

1. a female given name from Old Irish
2. (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

Descendants

• → English: Ena, Enya, Etna, Ethna
• → Scots: Edna

Mutation

Mutated forms of Eithne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eithne	nEithne	hEithne	not applicable

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

References

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Luġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• Ethne

Etymology

The name is from eithne (“grain, kernel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (earlier) /ˈeθʲnʲə/, (later) /ˈehnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne f

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Irish: Eithne
• Scottish Gaelic: Eithne

Mutation

Mutation of Eithne

radical	lenition	nasalization
Eithne	unchanged	nEithne

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne

1. a female given name from Middle Irish
2. (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

Mutation of Eithne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eithne	n-Eithne	h-Eithne	t-Eithne

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