eean

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish én (“bird”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jiːən]

Noun

eean m (genitive singular eean, plural ein)

1. chick

   Ta'n eean myr e ghooie my vees clooie er e chione. ― The chicken is like his kind if there is down on his head.

   Ta'n eean scolbey yn bleayst. ― The chicken is breaking the shell.

2. fowl
3. poult, young (of birds)
4. juvenile, cheeky child; brat

   Quoi'n eean beg shen? ― Who's that little brat?

Derived terms

• eean convaayrtagh (“aasvogel”)
• eean kellee (“cockerel”)
• eean ushtey (“waterfowl”)

 

Related terms

• eeanlee

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 én”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language