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eitean

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish eitne, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ét(e)no- (“kernel”), see also Old Armenian ունդ (und, “grain, seed”), Ancient Greek ἔτνος (étnos, “soup with beans”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eitean m (genitive singular eitein, plural eiteanan or eitnean)

  1. kernel, core
    eitean cnotha - nut kernel
    eitean ubhail - apple core

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 166
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