eithne

See also: Eithne

Irish

Etymology

See Scottish Gaelic eitean (“kernel, seed”)

Noun

eithne f (genitive singular eithne, nominative plural eithní)

1. kernel
2. nucleus

Declension

Declension of eithne (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative eithne eithní vocative a eithne a eithní genitive eithne eithní dative eithne eithní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an eithne na heithní genitive na heithne na n-eithní dative leis an eithne don eithne leis na heithní

Derived terms

• eithneach (“nuclear”, adjective)
• eithneachán m (“nut, stone-fruit”)
• eithneog f (“nucleole”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of eithne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eithne	n-eithne	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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “etne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eithne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “eithne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024