eidheann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish eiden(n) m (“ivy”), from Proto-Celtic *edennos. The /vʲ/ in the Aran pronunciation is hard to explain; it may be due to English influence, compare Middle English iven, yven, ivyn (alternative forms of ivi) as well as Manx hibbin.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɛvʲənˠ/, /ˈɛvʲən̪ˠ/ (as if spelled eibhean(n))
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /eːn̪ˠ/

Noun

eidheann m (genitive singular eidhinn)

1. ivy

Declension

Declension of eidheann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative eidheann vocative a eidhinn genitive eidhinn dative eidheann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-eidheann genitive an eidhinn dative leis an eidheann don eidheann

Derived terms

• eidhneach
• eidhneachán
• eidhneán

Mutation

Mutated forms of eidheann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eidheann	n-eidheann	heidheann	t-eidheann

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) “eidheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eiden(n)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish eiden(n) m (“ivy”), from Proto-Celtic *edennos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.ən̪ˠ/

Noun

eidheann f (genitive singular eidhne or edhinn)

1. ivy

Derived terms

• eidheann-thalmhainn f (“ground-ivy”)

Mutation

Mutation of eidheann

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

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “eidheann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eiden(n)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language